The latest draft of Viet Nam’s first Biodiversity Law was discussed at a meeting jointly organised by the National Assembly’s Committee of Science, Technology and Environment and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Vietnam has been warned to stop wanton tuna fishing that is threatening sea tortoise to extinction before its tuna products are boycotted on the world market.
Hoi An City, in central Quang Nam Province, has given the go ahead to a rubbish management project to improve the environment of Cu Lao Cham island, where waste treatment has become an urgent problem over the past years.
Holcim Vietnam Ltd. will provide around 1 million USD to preserve and restore the ecological system of the limestone mountain in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang from now until 2012.
Every river in inner Ha Noi is heavily polluted and a major health risk, according to the latest report by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) will help conserve biodiversity hotspots in Vietnam as part of its new funding plan for civil society-engaged biodiversity conservation in Indochina.
The Prime Minister on August 12, 2008 approved a plan to turn the coastal southern central region into an important sea-based economic zone from now till 2025.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will start charging fees for forest environmental services on a trial basis in several provinces as from January, 2009.
Rare birds listed in Vietnam’s Red Book of endangered plant and animal species have been found nesting at the U Minh Thuong National Park in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province.
HCM City (VNA) – More than 100 representatives from southern preservation zones and national parks discussed the role of communication and education programmes in preserving bio-diversity in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2, 2008.