After graduating from college and working at a bar in Hội An, Phan Mai Thiện Tâm decided to start out on her own.Tâm, 24, got the idea to start a homestay service after going on trans-Việt Nam and trans-ASEAN bike trips.
A team called Architecture for Community (Kicodo club) from Đà Nẵng’s Architecture College has completed painting murals on a set of concrete stairs and manhole covers in Cẩm Lệ District in the central city.
Bach Ma National Park (Thua Thien Hue) has been selected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) as the first saola (pseudoryx nghetinhensis) breeding center in the world, in order to save this rare animal. The saola, which is considered by researchers as the “unicorn”, is in danger of extinction.
Wild birds are rare and valuable specialities in Việt Nam, so many restaurants serve dishes made from wild birds. It is also a means of subsistence for bird hunters and a popular snack after a long day of drinking. But Bùi Thanh Bảy, also known as Bảy Stork, has never hurt wild birds. Over the past 30 years, the man from Hoành Quan Village, Thụy Liên Commune, Thái Thụy District in the northern province of Thái Bình has protected wild birds.
A scientific workshop on conserving biodiversity in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 24.
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu plans to allocate 25.5 billion VND (1.12 million USD) for sustainably preserving and developing biodiversity in the locality, said Chairwoman of the People’s Council Le Thi Ai Nam.
The path leading to Phia Thap village, home to 50 families from the Nung ethnic minority in Cao Bang province, is surrounded by green rice paddy fields.
Developing tourism at national tourist sites has brought about positive results in local socio-economic growth, but on the other hand, it has also posed concerning negative impacts on the environment, heard delegates at a conference held in Ninh Binh province, on July 28.
Cat Ba island, off the northern port city of Hai Phong, is set to become an eco-smart island and a national tourism site, according to the city’s tourism development plan period 2017-2020.
Environmental education for children is increasingly becoming a specific target in the planning and development strategies in Vietnam. This summer, in Ho Chi Minh City, a class named “I live green” which is organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Vietnam with funding from European Union aims to train skills on environmental protection and climate change response.