The task force of the Vietnam Forest Protection Department and the Forest Protection Sub-department of Region 3 conducted an unannounced check of the country’s largest wildlife market in the Mekong Delta province of Long An on March 15, seizing a number of endangered animals there.
Detailed regulations are needed to promote a healthy condotel market, which has been going off-track for years due to an unclear legal framework, experts have said.
Experts believe the State's issuance of ownership certificates for non-residential real estate projects will solve existing difficulties in Vietnam’s real estate market.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build public private collaboration towards circular economy in plastic waste management was signed in Hanoi on February 19.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has demanded sectors and localities nationwide to enhance the management of illegal wildlife caging, trading and consumption.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has built and submitted an overall scheme on the building of national land database for 30 cities and provinces to the Government.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has demanded other ministries, sectors and localities nationwide to enhance the management and control of illegal wildlife caging, trading and consumption in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has sent a document to local departments to regulate the use and certification of non-residential real estate projects.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has built and submitted for approval a national action plan on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands with a view to protecting the “cradle” of biodiversity.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Decision 203/QD/TTg on the establishment of a national steering committee for the implementation of the strategy for the sustainable development of the Vietnamese marine economy until 2030 with a vision until 2045.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) asked localities nationwide to stay active in responding to drought and saltwater intrusion, during a meeting in Hanoi on February 7.
A draft national strategy on environmental protection from 2021-2030 focuses on fighting sources of pollution while boosting a low-carbon emission economy, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).
The Prime Minister has given a green light to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate with other ministries, authorities and localities as well as the Lao side to hold a bilateral ministerial-level meeting on accelerating cooperation activities in preserving the bio-diversity and managing preservation areas along the bilateral border.
A mechanism to keep an eye on and strictly handle wildlife trade and killing is needed, Pham Van Hoa, a member of the National Assembly’s Committee for Legal Affairs, has said.
The Vngeonet network consists of 65 stations located across the country. It is expected to vastly modernise the country’s mapping and surveying technologies and deliver accurate and timely information.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 27 launched a nationwide network of stations that constantly log and process satellite-based GPS data for better mapping and surveys.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Training and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment’s Environment Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on December 16 on the building of carbon neutral municipalities (HINKU) and held a consultation seminar on the project.
The Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has attributed the recent droughts in the country to direct impact of climate change and global warming around the world.
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