Vietnam is hurriedly building its institutional framework for projects to cope with climate change, as the country is seen to be among the worst hit by global warming, said an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MoNRE) announced the 10 most outstanding events in 2010 on December 28 at the conference reviewing in the achievements of 2010 and preparing for the implementation of the 2011 plan.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Vietnam Television and the Vietnam Cinematography Association jointly held an awards present ceremony for the fourth National Environmental Film festival (NEFF) on Dec. 29.
The Hanoi City People’s Committee on Tuesday instructed relevant authorities to draft measures to destroy all red-eared turtles that have appeared in Guom (Sword) Lake.
The natural resources and environment sector continues to contribute to economic stability and play an important role in the national industrialisation and modernisation for sustainable development.
A ship has been stranded under rocks off the coast of Hon Tre Island in southern Khanh Hoa province, leaving about 1,250 tonnes of fertiliser at risk for getting wet, the Maritime Administration of Nha Trang Deputy Director Tran Duc Thi has said.
Real estate experts are concerned that the surging number of resorts last year is causing wastes of lands and environment pollutions, leaving the property market to be hit in 2011.
A project to build an eco-village in Tien Chuong Commune in the central province of Ha Tinh to prompt increasing awareness of the need for environment protection started yesterday, Dec 29.
Recently, thousands of blobs of oil have appeared mysteriously on My Khe beach in Da Nang City. The coagulated oil blobs were mixed with seaweed and have been drifting ashore for a few days.
This might have been a cute photograph for a coffee-table book. A small turtle riding piggyback on a larger one. Given that it was taken at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, it could have also meant something to get excited about.