The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held an international seminar in Hanoi on August 14 to discuss urban solid waste management to meet demand for circular economic development.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) on July 24 confirmed that Formosa Ha Tinh had finally met national standards on sewage, three years after causing the country's biggest environmental crisis ever.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has approved a joint project with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to create a roadmap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction in Vietnam.
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is taking measures to restrict groundwater exploitation, which has led to increased water pollution, flooding and subsidence.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) held a meeting in Hanoi on July 17 to discuss the launch of a national action programme on plastics for Vietnam.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has called for prompt actions by ministries and sectors to control invasive alien species (IAS), some of which have entered Vietnam’s natural environment and caused serious consequences.
The height of the Fansipan peak in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, the highest mountain in Indochina, was actually 3,147.3 metres, according to the Department of Survey Mapping and Geographic Information under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, people’s committees at all levels and other relevant agencies to review their land use starting on August 1, 2019.
A conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18 to review two years since the implementation of Resolution No.120/NQ-CP on sustainable development of the Mekong Delta in adaptation with climate change.
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has supported the development of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VMHA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment over the time, said VMHA Director Tran Hong Thai.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in coordination with photographer Nguyen Viet Hung, or Lekima Hung, organised a photo exhibition on plastic waste in Hanoi on June 4.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu held a ceremony on June 1 to launch Vietnam Sea and Island Week and Action Month for the Environment in response to World Oceans Day and World Environment Day 2019.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Bank (WB) co-hosted a workshop in Hanoi on May 30 to announce the results of the WB’s study entitled “Vietnam: Toward a safe, clean and resilient water system”.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has set up an inter-disciplinary inspection team to supervise charcoal exploitation at mining areas nationwide in the last six months of this year.
Over the last three years, religious establishments have carried out some 1,000 projects in environmental protection and climate change combat, heard a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has built a National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) for Vietnam and is looking for feedback from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, said Justin Wood, head of the WEF's Regional Agenda – Asia Pacific.
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