Vietnam has established a network of 180 terrestrial and marine nature reserve covering more than 2.67 million hectares. These sites are being further strengthened to improve ecological connectivity, restore habitats and conserve endangered species. Forest cover remains stable at over 42%, contributing to water protection, climate adaptation and carbon absorption.
The Biology Museum can be found at the building of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi at No. 19 Le Thanh Tong street in the capital city’s Hoan Kiem district. The museum was the first of its kind in Indochina.
The UN’s freshly-adopted agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, also known as the Treaty of the High Seas) marks a new development milestone of international law, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN.
A workshop on communications in behavioural change to protect wild flora and fauna and contribute to the conservation of biological diversity was held on November 27, as part of the USAID Wildlife Asia project.
Vietnam’s ecosystems are in a strong decline and are threatened with losing their basic functions, experts said at a two-day conference that ended on Hanoi on November 7.
An award ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 25 for a photo contest with the theme of natural conservation and development by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, provincial Departments of Natural Resources and Environment, and photo clubs.
Nguyen Thanh Giang, a 12-year-old student in Hanoi, was impressed by a photo of the Sphingidae Moth Caterpillar terrifying predators with its snake-like shape.
The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a biological diversity conservation plan with total capital worth 1.3 trillion VND (57.3 million USD).
Indonesia plans to quadruple the maximum jail terms for wildlife animal poachers and traffickers from five years to 20 years, under the revised law proposed by the Ministry of Environment and Forestr
