Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been a habitat for red-crowned cranes, an endangered bird species listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past two years, the red-crowned crane has not returned to the park due to climate change and the changing ecological environment. Dong Thap is working on a conservation project to bring the birds back to Tram Chim.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son signed an agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, the “High Seas” Treaty, on the morning of September 20 (New York time), within the framework of the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Xuan Thuy National Park is set to prepare a dossier to submit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity for approval as ASEAN Heritage Park.
The campaign to make the world cleaner in 2023, themed "Joining hands to act for a cleaner world" aims to raise public awareness about environmental protection; encourage community activities and movements for the environment, towards a green and circular economy, and sustainable development; effectively implement Vietnam's commitments to the international community on environmental protection and climate change adaptation.
On September 15, An Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with Industria De Diseno Textil Group, SA (Inditex) through the International Organization for Conservation of Nature in Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) to organize the launch of the project "Implementing nature-based solutions to restore wetlands and natural processes of the Mekong Delta", at Tra Su cajuput forest landscape protection area, hamlet Van Tra, Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien town, An Giang province.
The agriculture sector in Binh Dinh Province proposed an establishment of a marine preserve and the recovery of 4ha of coral reefs in a working session with UNDP on September 18.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with Vietnam Farmers' Union Central Committee and Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee, held a ceremony in Thuan Thanh Town, on September 16 to respond to the 2023 “Clean up the world” Campaign.
Authorities of Quang Binh province are embarking on activities to save Saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet, from the brink of extinction.
Nearly 1,000 people joined a walk at the Cuc Phuong National Park on the morning of September 12, to respond to the programme entitled “Reducing emissions, protecting the environment”.
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has sent a formal dispatch to the People’s Committees of all provinces and municipalities about activities in response to the campaign ‘Clean up the World’ 2023.