Initial verification showed that the animal weighed 3.7kg and measured over 60cm. It was identified as a Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Javan pangolin, listed in Group IB – critically endangered and strictly protected from all commercial exploitation.

Conservation teams rushed hundreds of kilometres to save 12 Javan pangolins discovered dehydrated and force-fed by smugglers.

Provinces posting the strongest results include Phú Thọ with 177.9 million trees, Lào Cai with 108.8 million, and An Giang with 98.5 million.

The city plans to ban heavy diesel trucks, limit older petrol motorbikes and install automatic camera enforcement as it moves toward cleaner urban transport.

HCM City is urgently seeking effective solutions to address worsening air pollution as emissions from traffic, construction, industry and waste treatment continue to push air quality to unhealthy levels, officials said on Wednesday (December 3).

Excavators and rescue equipment were mobilised to secure the area, retrieve the damaged vehicles and prevent further incidents. The entire stretch of road has been cordoned off to ensure public safety as the investigation proceeds.

the city requires the enhanced application of advanced technologies and remote monitoring systems, including satellite remote sensing, drones, and AI-integrated traffic cameras, to monitor, detect, and strictly address the illegal burning of garbage, straw, and agricultural by-products.

Pù Huống was officially recognised by UNESCO as a nature reserve in 2007. Its museum, established the following year, has helped document unique animal and plant species in the area for conservation efforts. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is responsible for guiding the implementation of the roadmap.

Typhoon Koto, the fifteenth storm entering the East Sea, has left one person dead and three missing, the Việt Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported.

Côn Đảo National Park in HCM City has officially been awarded the prestigious IUCN Green List certification, becoming Việt Nam’s third and the world’s 101st protected area to receive the global recognition for effective and equitable conservation management.

Environmental monitoring data showed that Hà Nội is in a peak pollution period, with low wind and temperature inversion trapping pollutants in the air. 

In the next days, the typhoon will continue to move slowly westward, then possibly turn west-southwest at about 5km/h, continuing to weaken.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will forward images of violations to local authorities, requesting provincial and municipal People’s Committees to take immediate action upon receiving the reports.

The 20th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CoP20) addressed more than 120 key agenda items as nations discuss policies, finance, law enforcement and proposed amendments to the CITES Appendices, covering 51 species proposals and related annotations.

Vietnam is on alert as Storm Verbena strengthens over the East Sea, days after catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people and inundated entire communities. Forecasters warn the system could intensify before sweeping toward the country’s central coast later this week.

Việt Nam has endured a brutal year of storms, floods and landslides, with over 400 people dead or missing and huge economic losses. Authorities warn the final months of 2025 could bring yet more severe weather.

Forecasts indicate that between the night of November 25 and the morning of November 26, the tropical depression will enter the East Sea.

Policies will also be introduced to encourage and support the transition of technology-based delivery and ride-hailing vehicles (shippers) to clean and green energy.

Central Vietnam reels from severe flooding and landslides after days of relentless rain, leaving seven dead, dozens injured and thousands of households cut off.