A seminar on opportunities for developing a carbon market in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on April 20.

A workshop discussing the potential for developing offshore wind power and marine spatial planning in Vietnam towards the blue economy was held by the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the National Assembly's Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, in Hanoi on April 20.

The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife Centre in collaboration with Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Ninh on April 19 released 15 endangered Sunda pangolins (Manis Javanica) into the wild. All the animals were confiscated from illegal wildlife trade across Vietnam.

The Vietnam Zoos Association has partnered with the Zoological Park Organisation (ZPO) of Thailand to increase the population of the Eastern Sarus Crane in Vietnam.

Vietnamese localities need experience and collaboration from international partners in environmental protection and sustainable development, and French investors are considered credible partners, an official from Ho Chi Minh City has said.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is facing the fifth level of forest fire risk, the extreme danger level, according to the provincial Forest Protection Sub-department.

The sea turtle nesting season has started at the Con Dao National Park, the first in Vietnam to have successfully carried out a turtle conservation programme.

A seminar on tourism development associated with bear conservation was held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 12 by Bear Sanctuary Ninh Binh, gathering representatives of the provincial Tourism Association, travel agencies and accommodation facilities.

To promote the circular economy for plastics, it requires a consensus of all stakeholders, from plastic producers and plastic waste management companies to the community, heard a seminar in Hanoi on April 12.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Industry and Trade and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly organised a conference on technology and finance for waste-to-energy projects on April 11.

A cold spell has reached northeastern provinces and some areas in north-central provinces since April 7 morning, making the temperature drop to 18-21 degrees Celsius, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

About 38,700ha of concentrated forest was planted nationwide in the first quarter of 2023, up 4.7% year on year, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry.

The Education for Nature –Vietnam (ENV) has released a film challenging the traditional belief that ivory is a symbol of luxury and good fortune.

The Mekong Delta region is growing more forests to protect the environment from climate change and mitigate the impacts of natural disasters.

Regions across Vietnam are forecast to be blanketed in a heat wave, with some places to face extreme heat, on April 3.

A conference was held in Hanoi on March 31 to review a German-funded project under the moniker “Support to Vietnam for the implementation of the Paris Agreement” (VN-SIPA).

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh had a working session with Deputy Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kum Hang-seung in Hanoi on March 29.

The Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD) on March 29 held a workshop in the central city of Hue to summarise the results of its project on enhancing women’s role in increasing the resilience of the coastal community and eco-system in the central region of Vietnam.

A global problem, climate change requires a global approach based on multilateral cooperation and institutions, particularly the respect for international law and the UN Charter, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has said.

Improving policy and communication strategies on wildlife protection and management was the main theme of a high-level policy dialogue taking place in Hanoi last week.