The central city’s Sơn Trà district has appealed for kumquat trees – one of the most favourite bonsai decorations during Tết (Lunar New Year) – so that they can be replanted in public parks and green spaces, instead of going to landfill.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Việt Nam and various companies donated 10,000 trees for the Thái Thuỵ Wetland Nature Reserve.

Speaking on a pre-recorded broadcast of her TV programme, she said air pollution was not just a domestic issue but a problem of the entire region. As a result, she said it required cooperation from all ASEAN nations to fight the dust.

The Cần Thơ City's Department of Natural Resources and Environment is calling for investment in an additional waste treatment plant with a capacity of 400 - 500 tonnes per day to serve waste treatment for the city.

After 24 years of joining the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, Việt Nam now has 11 biosphere reserves recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Although the peak breeding season of sea turtles has not started yet, the waters surrounding Côn Đảo archipelago of Côn Đảo National Park in the southern province of Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu have seen many mother turtles coming to lay eggs.

The central city’s people’s committee has decided to establish the new nature reserve over a total of 19,375.55 hectares, expanding the current reserve by about a third.

The land snail species was found during a state-level project to research biodiversity in the Sơn Đoòng Cave system for conservation and sustainable development implemented by the Việt Nam Museum of Nature under the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology.

There are currently 108 cases of illegal construction over canals and unauthorised landfilling in HCM City, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

A campaign called "Say No to Wild Animals" launched on Tuesday to combat the illegal hunting, trade and consumption of wildlife in U Minh Hạ District, Cà Mau province.

The programme aims to conserve and restore at least three species in captivity and reintroduce them into the wild by 2030.

The city warns that without immediate action, Tô Lịch will be left with exposed sediment, exacerbating pollution and degrading urban landscapes.

The supervision scope covers the environmental protection policies and laws nationwide from the effective date of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, until the end of last year.

With an average air quality index (AQI) of 305, Hà Nội ranked as the most polluted city in the world.

Pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world

This initiative is part of Hà Nội's ongoing efforts to address the increasingly severe air pollution problem, which has become a critical issue in major cities, particularly the capital city.

Associate Professor Mai Văn Khiêm, Director of the centre, said AI would be used for an early warning system for tropical cyclones in the East Sea.

To date, Việt Nam’s heritage sites have not been named in the List of World Heritages in Danger.

Việt Nam is home to over 900 recorded bird species, but some are facing critically severe declines, such as the sarus crane, whose population has plummeted from 1,000 individuals in 1988 to only a few today.

Two types of animals have been brought into the park: wild animals captured in traps and those that have been in captivity for a long time.