Households and individuals that fail to sort domestic solid waste as prescribed will be fined from VND500,000 to 1 million (US$21.4 - 42.8), according to a decree issued by the Vietnamese Government.
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has assessed that the construction of a road through the Dong Nai biosphere reserve, to connect Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai provinces, should not go ahead as it would have a great impact on the ecosystem of the reserve.
The Wildlife Rescue and Protection Centre at the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh on July 9 received three rare impressed tortoises (Manouria impressa), an endangered species needing to be protected.
That was the theme of the Saola (spindlehorn or Asian unicorn) exhibition in response to the World Saola Day July 9, which was held by the Provincial Forest Protection Department in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) at the Hue Children’s House on July 9.
Young writer Trang Nguyen (Nguyen Thi Thu Trang) from Vietnam was honoured with the Princess of Girona Foundation (FPdGi) International Award 2022 at a ceremony held in Girona (Spain) on July 4.
The downside of promoting economic development in the Mekong Delta with high intensity has caused many consequences for natural forests, especially mangroves, melaleuca forests, and protected forests. The conservation and regeneration of the wetland forest ecosystem help people improve their livelihoods and adapt to climate change and sea level rise.
The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment is promoting the application of advanced technologies in waste management in order to manage effectively large amounts of waste generated in the city.
The International Organisation for Nature Conservation in Viet Nam and Dak Lak Province are working on a GPS tracking system to help with elephant conservation in the province.
As many as 58 animals of eight species, including civet, king cobra, keeled box turtle, crested bird, cuckoo, yellow-billed starling, red-breasted parakeet, and Japanese zosterop, along with some cobras, were released back to Cuc Phuong National Park on July 2.
The Party Central Committee's Commission for Communication and Education in coordination with the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army held a national videoconference in Hanoi on June 28 in response to World Oceans Day (June 8) and Vietnam Sea and Island Week.