Can you imagine exchanging rubbish for beautiful plants? Green Life, an active environmental organisation in Hà Nội, are doing exactly that, encouraging people to trade waste like paper, cardboard boxes, used cans, plastic bottles and even used oil for plants. This initiative raises awareness about the importance of sorting waste for recycling. Let’s visit their premises to see how they work!

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà emphasised that the content, concepts, terminology and drafting techniques in the draft decree must be scientific, clear, and easy to understand so that businesses and citizens can grasp and implement them effectively.

Hà Nội is a city of rich history and rapid development, but its air pollution problem is getting worse. As one of the most polluted cities in the world, the challenge of balancing urban growth with cleaner air has never been more urgent. Can Hà Nội find a sustainable solution to restore its beauty while ensuring a healthier future for its people?

The plan aims to completely clear out pollution and revive the river.

Once completed, the project will help protect land, homes and lives, as well as tourism infrastructure across an area of approximately 3.2 sq.km, benefiting more than 1,300 households in Cửa Đại Ward and surrounding areas, particularly along the coast.

Frost typically forms on Tà Xùa Peak -- at a height of about 2,800m above sea level -- before the Lunar New Year. The appearance of the rare phenonmena in mid-March is unprecedented.

Widespread heatwaves are expected to occur in the Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) and Southern Việt Nam starting from April, later than the multi-year average, with fewer hot days than last year.

“The future of the blue sky every day in Hà Nội needs true collaboration of Hà Nội with neighbouring provinces and across many stakeholders," said the Head of Pollution Management Research Group at International Institution of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)’s Energy, Climate and Environment Programme.

This approach enhances value, reduces agricultural waste that could cause environmental pollution, and minimises agricultural residue burning – one of the key contributors to PM 2.5 air pollution.

Việt Nam boasts the largest number of ASEAN Heritage Parks in Southeast Asia, with a total of 12

In terms of 2024 average PM2.5 concentration, the capital Hà Nội was ranked seventh across 121 regional capital cities surveyed, higher than Indonesia's Jakarta, in tenth place.

“We’ve been relying on old methods for too long, and as long as we continue like this, the outcomes will remain the same. There is no progress. We need to change our approach to managing air pollution,” Hoàng Dương Tùng, President of the Clean Air Network, told Việt Nam News.

To protect these precious trees from illegal loggers, the forest keepers must stay up all night, guarding every inch of the forest and every tree.

The ministry is formed by merging the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, aiming for greater efficiency in managing 25 interrelated sectors, including climate change, land resources, and sustainable development.

Kiên Giang Province has about 18,000ha of forests facing between the third and fifth levels of fire risks, according to its Forest Protection Sub-department.

The Chàm Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA), 20km off the coast of Hội An City, has been named the Cù Lao Chàm, or Chàm Islands Nature Reserve (Cu Lao Cham Nature Reserve) in an official announcement by the central province of Quảng Nam.

Việt Nam establishes a new baseline for determining the width of its territorial sea in the Gulf of Tonkin, reinforcing maritime sovereignty and aligning with international law.

A significant drop in temperature is expected from February 23, bringing cold conditions, especially in high-altitude areas.

HCM City is strengthening efforts to combat climate change by implementing a number of adaptation solutions to mitigate environmental risks, focusing on flood control, urban greening and sustainable infrastructure.

Authorities in Kiên Giang Province have reported that due to the impact of climate change and the influence of the El Nino phenomenon, prolonged hot weather and low water levels in forests have elevated the risk of forest fires.