The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VAF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) jointly organised a forum aimed at marking the International Day of Forests running with the theme of “Healthy Forests for Healthy People” on March 21 in Hanoi.
Authorities of south-central Phu Yen province and GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre (GreenViet) have proposed many solutions to protect the gray-shanked douc langurs that appeared recently in forest areas in Dong Xuan district.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked other ministries, agencies, sectors, localities, and organizations to take practical and effective activities in response to the World Water Day (March 22), the World Meteorological Day (March 23), and the Earth Hour 2023 (March 25).
On the afternoon of March 16, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha shared this view when receiving Ms. Kirsten Schuijt, Director General of the WWF International.
More than 1,000 Youth Union members and young people took part in the 148th Ngay Chu Nhat Xanh (Green Sunday) campaign in HCMC on March 19.
Na Hau commune is located in the core area of the Na Hau Nature Reserve in Van Yen district, Yen Bai province. This is a long-standing habitat of the Mong ethnic group. Although life there is difficult, generations of local Mong people have protected the forests.
To contribute to increasing global public awareness of climate change and energy conservation. At the same time, continue to respond to the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Official Letter No. 856/BCT-TKNL on coordination in organizing activities to respond to the Earth Hour Campaign 2023.
Vietnam has made several contributions to the UN’s Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement. The agreement was reached at the 5th session of the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction within the framework of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The programme called Tam Ky - a city without bushmeat has recently been launched by the Tam Ky city People’s Committee in coordination with the USAID Biodiversity Conservation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Provincial Forest Protection Department.
''Saving electricity - becoming a habit'' is the message of this year's Earth Hour Campaign.