Government takes action to protect wild birds

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a directive to protect migratory and wild birds in Vietnam.

Meeting responds to World No Tobacco Day

The Ministry of Health and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 28 to mark World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 - May 31).

Novotel Nha Trang Hotel responds to Planet 21 program

All Novotel Nha Trang staff marked the 10th Planet 21 program with feeding wild birds at 2-4 Square and tidying up Nha Trang Beach on May 20.

Central Highlands old trees earn ‘heritage tree’ title

A forest of old trees in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has been recognised as ‘heritage trees’ by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE).

Binh Phuoc’s forest protection department receives wild endangered coolie

The Forest Protection Department of Dong Phu district in the southern province of Binh Phuoc received a wild coolie on May 25.

Phu Yen man makes unique plates from sea grape leaves

Nguyen Van Tuyen, a 38-year-old man from Phu Yen, has successfully designed and produced environmentally-friendly plates made from the leaves of sea grape, a tropical tree.

Dong Nai Province makes effort to conserve wild Asian elephants

The Southern Province of Dong Nai has made effort to conserve a herd of wild Asian elephants as it has the largest forest area in the Southeast region with about 172,700 hectares which is home to many rare and precious animals including 20 wild Asian elephants.

Ha Noi implements solutions to improve air quality

Ha Noi's People's Committee has requested all agencies and sectors to continue implementing drastic, synchronous, and effective solutions to improve air quality.

More than 32,000 fish fry released to regenerate aquatic resources in Huong River

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the central province of Thua Thien Hue in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Norway released over 32,000 fry of various fish species into Huong River with the aim to regenerate, protect and increase the diversity of fishery resources in the area.

Bankable projects offer sustainable development for local people

Since starting a rattan and bamboo processing business in 2008, Tran Trung Hieu has built a sustainable value chain for providing environment-friendly materials for crafts production by growing 152ha of rattan forest in the disadvantaged Nam Giang and Tay Giang districts in the central Quang Nam Province in 2019-20.