Ca Mau at the southern tip of Vietnam has more than 300-kilometers of coastline where the forest meets the sea. About 350 kilometers from HCMC, the Mekong Delta province is famous for mangrove forests and a bird sanctuary.
Nearly 1,000 doves were released last week for the launch of the “Bird garden for peace” in Bien Dong Park on Pham Van Dong Street, Danang City. The project by the management board of Son Tra Peninsula and tourism beaches in Danang will be used by local residents, and foreign and local tourists.
On account of the very high number of animal and plant species which are mostly only found there, Southeast Asia is a global biodiversity hotspot. Despite its highly endangered terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, Vietnam makes a significant contribution to this biological diversity.
Central Highland Dak Lak Province's famed tame elephants may become extinct in the next 20-25 years unless conservation project receive Goverment funding, experts said.
I call on the entire Party, army, and people to take the initiative to plant more trees to protect the environment and bring about a better life for future generations, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) will help Vietnam draw up and carry out detailed action plans to cope with climate change.
Spanish writer Mark Jenkin has extolled the wonderful beauty of Hang Son Doong (Mountain River Cave) in the world natural heritage site Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province.
The Caravelle Hotel in downtown HCM City has commissioned a new wastewater treatment facility and is using ‘green’ substances to clean all the floors as part of the hotel’s long-term program to further practice environment-friendly operations.
The farm sector has to take pro-active measures to ease the rate of climate change, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat has said. He said the sector should strive to cut greenhouse emissions by 30 per cent by protecting forests and afforesting, restructuring production, and developing production that can absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases.
A fisherman in the central Binh Dinh Province caught and then released an endangered green turtle into the sea a few days ago. Vo Ngoc Thanh, 45, of Quy Nhon City netted the 70-kilogram turtle while fishing off the coast of Ghenh Rang Ward.