An action plan to conserve elephants in Nghe An, Dak Lak and Dong Nai was approved by the Prime Minister six years ago, in 2006. However, no considerable progress has been made so far.
Vietnam has been well known as a country with many elephants that can be found throughout the country. However, big international conservation organizations have repeatedly given warnings that elephants are in danger of extinction.
19 willow trees in Lao Cai Province’s mountainous town of Sapa have been chopped down, shocking local residents and visitors.
Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An Town, Vietnam’s first city to have provided free Wifi access to local resident and tourists, will compete for the FutureGov Award 2012.
A huge forest fire has been raging in Hoang Lien Son National Park in Sa Pa District in the northern province of Lao Cai for the last three days, and all attempts to quell it have so far failed.
A technical assistance project for the national target programme on climate change resilience in transport energy has been launched.
The Wildlife Rescue Centre of Cat Tien National Park on March 3 received seven rare white-chested black bears from a business based in southern Dong Nai province. The bears will be released to the wild.
High levels of pollution may be turning the planet's oceans acidic at a faster rate than at any time in the past 300 million years, with unknown consequences for future sea life, researchers said Thursday.
Vietnamese and international scientists have discovered a new species of bat in the Cat Ba and Chu Mom Ray national parks of Vietnam.
Viet Nam officially launched the 2012 Earth Hour campaign today, calling for every organisation, individual, family and business to take action to save energy and protect the environment.