The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland (December 1-12, 2008) ended successfully with a clear commitment from governments to shift into full negotiating mode next year in order to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of 2009.
The Danish Government will provide a non-refundable aid worth USD 40 million for Vietnam to carry out a programme on adaptation to and mitigation of impacts of climate change in the 2009-2013 period.
The synergies between tourism and handcrafts must be fully recognized and developed to become economic opportunities for local artisans, tourism competitiveness and promotion of host destinations.
Twenty years after the first lesser one-horned rhino was discovered in Cat Tien District, Lam Dong Province, no one is able to say how many there are. The task of protecting this critically endangered species will be a big challenge for conservationists in the future.
As Americans plan their vacations and animal attraction visits for this coming year, Zoo and Aquarium Visitor released their Top 10 Animal Attraction States list.
Tourists visiting Sapa Township in northern Lao Cai province in the springtime could hardly forget the vast number of blossoming peach trees.
Hanoi authorities and Japanese consultants are working on a project to construct two plants to treat waste water in a bid to further improve the environment in the capital city in the 2010-2020 period.
Viet Nam is struggling to find measures to prevent pollution in the country’s rivers from worsening, environmental officials have admitted.
In the northern province of Ha Giang, Fauna and Flora International (FFI) has discovered a new population of snub-nosed monkeys, one of the world’s most endangered animals.
The HCM City Environmental Police Department said last week that it had completed its investigation into the illegal trading, transporting and maintenance of two wild elephants in Cu Chi District.