5 winners of National Architecture Awards 2022 - 2023 announced

Vietnam Association of Architects yesterday held an award ceremony for winners of the 15th National Architecture Awards (2022 - 2023).

More than 700 volunteers involved in cleaning up Son Tra Peninsula

Over 700 volunteers joined the ‘Clean up Son Tra - for a Green Son Tra’ programme 2023 on Saturday morning.

Environment crying for help prompts youth action

After three months, the “Green Hanoi" environmental project, which started with only three members conducting weekly clean-up drives in Hanoi’s severely polluted rivers, has attracted over 200 volunteers. The project’s founder, 28-year-old Nguyen Tien Huy, whose idea was initially criticized as a “drop in the ocean,” has persevered through difficult times and ridicule, and continues to wade into stinky rivers with his volunteers to pick up trash, an activity that shook many spectators to their core.

Sharing responsibility for the green planet

President of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) Sultan Al Jaber continued to urge countries to step up financial support for developing economies in the context of global warming. Sharing the financial burden is considered the key to helping the world soon realise the goals of protecting the green planet.

Da Nang: 20,000 large trees planted in Hoa Lien Commune, Hoa Vang District

As part of the Ecoculture-funded project on growing trees in Da Nang, on Saturday, the Da Nang-based GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre (GreenViet) in collaboration with the Hoa Lien Commune People's Committee in Hoa Vang District organised a ceremony to launch the planting of 20,000 large trees.

Two new plant species discovered at Vu Quang National Park

Scientists have announced the discovery of two new species of the Lasianthus genus in the family Rubiaceae at Vu Quang National Park in Viet Nam's central province of Ha Tinh.

Ecotourism and Biodiversity Festival in Sa Pa

(TITC) - On 8th April 2023, Sa Pa Town Youth Union in collaboration with Hoang Lien National Park, Center for Environment and Community Assets Development (CECAD) organized Ecotourism and Biodiversity Day, raising awareness and promote local products and celebrate the 120th anniversary of Sa Pa tourism.

Dong Thap signs agreement to conserve red-crowned crane population

The Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap signed a cooperation agreement with experts to conserve the population of red-crowned cranes.

Wildlife trapping in Son Tra Peninsula reaches alarming high

In the first three months of 2023, the number of wild animal traps removed by the Son Tra - Ngu Hanh Son Forest Ranger Division in Da Nang in the first 3 months of 2023 was superior to the same period last year. This situation reaches alarming high, so it is necessary for the Da Nang government and related units to strengthen management and handle violations in order to protect wildlife and natural ecosystems on the peninsula.

Vietnam calls for comprehensive approach to waste management

Minister Counselor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has called for a comprehensive and all-society approach to sustainable waste management.