Most of the drought-hit forests are located in the areas of the U Minh Hạ Forestry Company, the U Minh Hạ National Park, the forest protection unit of Hòn Khoai Island, and U Minh and Trần Văn Thời Districts.

WEC Vietnam has launched a series of projects themed “Eternal green – Offsetting carbon footprint”.

The involvement of young individuals in the efforts to protect wildlife has played a significant role in moving Việt Nam closer to the goal of ending the practice of illegally keeping bears.

Among the over 33,000ha of drought-hit forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, more than 13,530ha has fire potential rated as “dangerous” (Level 4) and nearly 4,000ha “extremely dangerous” (Level 5), local authorities said.

A legal and technical writeshop was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vanuatuan Government in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on March 16 - 17 to look into the proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s advisory opinion on climate change.

An exhibition on biodiversity and a meeting in response to a campaign on acting for wildlife opened in the central province of Quảng Nam

A ceremony took place in Hanoi on March 15 to exchange the agreement signed by the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the French Development Agency (AFD) to fund two projects worth 72.3 million EUR (80 million USD) in Vietnam.

Urbanisation prevents rainwater from infiltrating the ground and makes it run into drainage systems where it mixes with wastewater and flows into the water bodies.

A project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to conserve coastal habitat in the Mekong Delta region was launched at a ceremony in Kien Giang on March 15.

The Mekong Delta and its islands are home to 70 per cent of Việt Nam's mangroves and 90 per cent of its seagrass beds.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà received Canadian Ambassador for Climate Change Catherine Stewart and Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil in Hà Nội

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Canadian Ambassador for Climate Change Catherine Stewart and Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil in Hanoi on March 14.

People are demanding that local authorities take action to investigate the facility’s operation and waste treatment amid rising health concerns.

These cooperation and innovation efforts will contribute to a global treaty to end plastic pollution, which is expected to be finalised in 2024. 

The experience shared at the workshop was expected to help Việt Nam complete its Draft Law on Geology and Minerals which will be submitted to the NA for consideration in the coming time

The People's Committee of central Nghe An province has unveiled a comprehensive plan to manage and protect the environment of the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve until 2027, with a vision to 2030.

Vietnamese and Australian experts gathered at an international workshop in Hanoi on March 13 to share experience in building mining policies.

Saltwater intrusion up rivers is estimated to affect 29,260ha of rice sown in areas not zoned for the crop in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta as the region enters the peak dry season.

The Management Board of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh on March 12 said that it has released some rescued rare animals back to the wild.

A project aiming to foster water and environment security in the Ma and Neun - Ca river basins and related coastal areas in Vietnam and Laos was launched in Hanoi on March 12.