More wildlife rescue station built

The Wildlife at Risk (WAR) and the southern province of Kien Giang on July 27 put into operation the Hon Me Rescue Station in Hon Dat district.

Wildlife needs better protection

Three deaths in a week of endangered species have shocked the social network community and general public, focusing even closer attention on Viet Nam's woeful record in the protection of endangered wildlife.

A Cat Ba rare monkey reported “missing”

The manager of a project to preserve Cat Ba langur on Cat Ba Island, in Hai Phong city, has reported the missing of a langur.

Lao Cai protects environment to develop tourism

(TITC)- Lao Cai is a province in the Northwestern mountainous region of Viet Nam where is home to 27 ethnic groups with special traditional characteristics. The province is also endowed with beautiful landscapes, impressive caves and ancient rocks of over hundreds of thousands of years… thus creating a huge tourism potential for provincial tourism development.

Da Nang hosts Green Growth in the Mekong Sub-region workshop

The Green Growth in the Mekong Sub-region workshop has been held in Da Nang. Chairpersons of Social Sciences Institutes in Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and South Korea attended. Ways to develop a green economy in the Mekong River Basin to ensure sustainable regional development was the main agenda item.

ASEAN enhances water resources management

The 12th meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Water Resources Management opened in Ha Long City in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on July 25.

Int'l conference on “preserving and developing the values of Ha Long Bay world natural heritage - new vision”

(TITC) – On 24th July 2012, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) and the Quang Ninh People’s Committee held an int'l conference on “preserving and developing the values of Ha Long Bay world natural heritage - new vision” in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

Climate change aid expected to reach USD248 mln

Vietnam expects to receive USD248 million of aid to its efforts to adapt to climate change this years, as all major international donors have now joined the Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change (SP – RCC).

Vietnam ranks worst in wildlife crime: WWF report

Vietnam, Laos and Mozambique are the countries that do the least to crack down on an illegal trade in animal parts that is threatening the survival of elephants, rhinos and tigers, the WWF conservation group said on Monday.

Humans and gayals battle to scramble for land to live

The absurdity that wild bulls live together with people in the afforestation yard would not have happened, if competent agencies had thoroughly considered pluses and minuses in the economic development and the wildlife conservation.