An increase in the number of industrial zones has been polluting Vietnam’s environment, and there are no appropriate solutions in place, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) warned in its draft 2019 report on environment protection released earlier this week.
A drill was held in the central coastal province of Thanh Hoa on July 10 to provide local relevant forces with necessary knowledge and skills to cope with oil spills.
A training course was held in the central coastal province of Quang Binh on May 9 to provide local relevant forces with necessary knowledge and skills to deal with oil spills and improve search and rescue efforts.
Exercise Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) concluded in central Da Nang city on May 18 after 10 days of oil spill response training, medical experience sharing and community exchanges.
Some 200 people in the northern province of Quang Ninh were provided with necessary knowledge and skills to respond to oil spills during a training course held in the locality on March 28.
Marine pollution will culminate in the degradation of marine biodiversity, especially coral reefs which cover about 1,122 sq.km. of seabed off the country’s coast.
Students from northern mountainous Tuyen Quang and Lao Cai provinces swept the first prizes in the Green Creativeness Contest held to unearth outstanding environmental protection ideas and models.
Vietnam has long strived to tap its immense maritime potential to become a rich and strong country based on its marine economy, yet a lot of challenges still lie ahead.
Holding a significant strategic geopolitical position in the Gulf of Tokin , Bach Long Vi island district in the northern port city of Hai Phong is endowed with rich biodiversity.
Leaders of the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation (FHS) officially apologised for a shocking statement made by a company’s representative regarding recent massive fish deaths in the central region.
Oil spills at sea are a trans-border environmental problem which requires cooperation among all sides involved to be handled, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Linh Ngoc
Vietnam has shared its experience in oil spill preparedness and response, highlighting the importance of developing oil spill contingency plans at provincial and local levels.
Coastal localities of the central province of Quang Nam province were provided with expertise on how to respond to oil spills during a training course organised in the province on September 22.
Lawmakers examined the draft Law on Natural Resources, Marine and Island
Environments during the ongoing ninth session of the 13th National
Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on May 28.
The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) organised a
Vietnam-Philippines conference on March 10 in Hanoi to evaluate the
implementation of bilateral cooperation in coping with oceanic oil
spills and to outline future collaboration plans.
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