The water shortage, drought and salt intrusion in the central region and the Central Highlands provinces this year is forecast to be more severe than last year.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are mobilising resources to address drought and saline intrusion, which have severely affected the local economy and living standards.

More than 5,500 local youths have engaged in a voluntary network for wildlife protection established by Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), Executive Director Vu Thi Quyen said.

The central region and the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands will see even more severe droughts and water shortage this year compared to 2015.

The People's Committee of HCM City has approved a five-year plan to promote cultivation of organic and safe vegetables.

Hanoi authorities launched the tree-planting festival 2016 at the site of Ly Thai To statue on February 12.

Vietnam is making all-out efforts to build a low-carbon economy towards green growth in order to realise the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The freezing weather from January 22-30 has caused severe damage to the central province of Thanh Hoa, especially agriculture, livestock, and seafood.

Hung Yen police said on February 2 that they had seized a truck transporting 81 pangolins, a rare animal species banned from trading.

Bim boi hoa vang, or yellow merremia, a flowering plant in the morning glory family, has done severe damage to the biodiversity in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.

A total of 12,312 head of livestock, including 9,356 buffalos and cows, were killed by a severe cold that hit the northern and northern-central regions over the past week.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are facing a loss of crops as severe saline intrusion has occurred earlier than normal this year.

The Vietnam Administration of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reviewed the mid-term outcomes of the project Development of Management Info System for Forestry Sector .

Hanoi’s authorities have approved an environmental campaign to handle grave pollution recorded in local craft villages.