Bringing together more than 600 heads of governments and businesses from around the world, the 8th Our Ocean Conference is taking place in Panama as an opportunity for the international community to promote their sense of responsibility and join hands to protect the ocean ecosystem. This is especially meaningful as the current water pollution is at an alarming level.
In response to the upcoming World Wildlife Day (on March 3), the Biodiversity Conservation component within the project on Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will organize the "Running for Wildlife Conservation" event at Bach Ma National Park, Thua Thien Hue Province on March 5.
On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was siged in 1973 – as UN World Wildlife Day; to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. The UNGA resolution also designated the CITES Secretariat as the facilitator for the global observance of this special day for wildlife on the UN calendar. World Wildlife Day has now become the most important global annual event dedicated to wildlife.
In response to the annual Tet Tree Planting Festival initiated by late President Ho Chi Minh, the Da Nang Labour Confederation has launched the 2023 Tet tree-planting movement in the Hi-Tech Park as part of the Prime Minister-approved project to plant one billion trees nationwide by the end of 2025.
Currently, the Center for Conservation of Nature and Development (CCD) in collaboration with the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) is reviewing information on mammal species to update the conservation status in the Viet Nam Red Book. It is expected that the Viet Nam Red Book (updated) will be published by the end of 2023.
A campaign to respond to Earth Hour 2023 will be launched across Vietnam from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 25, with the event sending a message of saving energy, protecting the environment, and adapting to the threat of climate change.
Three conservation organisations in Vietnam have received the first grants provided by the Species Conservation Fund (SCF) under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Biodiversity Conservation Project.
(TITC) - Bach Ma National Park (Thua Thien Hue Province) has been chosen to be the destination to hold the "Running for the Wild".
From generation to generation, the Van Kieu ethnic community in Chenh Venh village voluntarily protects more than 676ha of natural forests in association with the rational exploitation of forest resources to create sustainable livelihoods.
Da Nang and iDE Viet Nam have entered into a cooperation agreement on implementing the DMDP project ‘Creating a Sustainable Circular Economy for Plastic Waste in Viet Nam’ funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) at a total budget of VND 34.57 billion.