The Green Lotus label was awarded to 33 hotels and guesthouses nationwide in recognition of their meeting standards on environmental protection, heritage conservation and economic contribution.
The 2015 Hanoi Robothon Day for primary school students opened in Hanoi on November 7 with participation from 174 pupils from 11 schools’ 56 Robotics teams in Hanoi and the city’s Robotics Centre.
Ho Chi Minh wishes to further forge links with Japan’s Osaka City in environmental protection and climate change adaption, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem.
Participants questioned the transparency as well as effectiveness of collecting environmental protection fee from miners at a conference recently held in Hanoi.
The Prime Minister has approved the addition of a 95 MW biomass power plant project in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to the Vietnam national power development plan from 2011-2020.
Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai called on localities, agencies, organisations and individuals to promote initiatives to ensure water security, thus contributing to environmental protection.
Environmental protection continues to be a leading important task of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the time ahead as pollution remains serious in the agricultural sector.
The French Development Agency (AFD) aided over 20 million EUR from 2008 to September 2015 to help northern Lao Cai province improve infrastructure and protect environment.
Environmental protection is both the target and basic content of sustainable development, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the fourth National Conference on the Environment on September 30.
The Vietnam Environmental Administration (VEA) and FrieslandCampina Vietnam (FCV) will cooperate in a joint programme titled “Vi moi truong Vietnam xanh” (For a green environment in Vietnam).
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 29 to honour 50 organisations and 20 individuals for their outstanding contributions to environmental protection from 2011-2015.
The Global Environment Fund (GEF) has funded a project to boost biodiversity preservation in Vietnam through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Take action for sustainable rural environment” is the message of a national drive launched in the northern province of Hung Yen on September 19 in response to the 2015 Clean Up The World Campaign.
The People’s Committee of southern Long An province has granted an investment licence for the establishment of a green environment technology park in Tan Lap commune, Thu Thua district.
Hanoi and Amsterdam city of the Netherlands have agreed to foster collaboration in various fields such as water supply and drainage , waste treatment, urban planning, and smart city development.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will continue to
cooperate with the Government and people of Vietnam on sustainable
development and green growth to ensure a more sustainable future for
all, said Director Louis Chamberlain at a meeting held in the northern
province of Vinh Phuc on June 5.
The People’s Committee of central Quang Tri province and World Vision
International in Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding on May 25
to implement the project “Developing initiatives for environmental
protection in Trieu Phong district” from 2015 to 2017.