The safeguard of coastal eco-system and mangrove forest in the Mekong Delta region will be given a push as phase two of the Integrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP) kicked off on August 28.
As many as 300 trees have been planted in the Can Gio mangrove forest in Ho Chi Minh City as part of a programme to protect the environment of the city and the vicinity.
The People’s Committee of Hanoi held a ceremony on August 27 to inaugurate and put the Phuong Dinh waste treatment plant into operation in Dan Phuong district.
The Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City has asked permission from the city government to upgrade the Xuyen Tam Canal under the form of a Public-Private-Partnership agreement.
The 5th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Trans-boundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-Region (MSC Mekong) convened on August 20 in Myanmar.
Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has urged the acceleration of a project on surveying marine resources and environment to serve the building of strategies and plans.