Environment and natural resources
Vietnam steps up clean energy development: report
The year 2020 marks a major turning point in the energy industry of Vietnam, with clean energy strengthening its solid position and establishing itself as a profitable sector with significant potential for development, while coal-fired thermal power no longer holding the position as a favoured ...
HCM City to turn Can Gio into sustainable eco-urban area
Ho Chi Minh City plans to turn Can Gio District into an ecological urban area as part of efforts to urbanise it and improve the quality of life for locals. The PM has approved the 9.3 billion USD Can Gio Sea Encroachment Project, which is expected to ...
Climate change compels Vietnamese firms to restructure: Report
Along with its challenges, Vietnamese companies see climate change as an opportunity to speed up restructuring, reorganise production, and create new products and technologies, according to a report from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Asian Foundation released on September 16.The ...
Hà Nội struggles to deal with plastic waste
Plastic waste can take up to hundreds of years to decompose, creating an increasing burden on landfills, particularly when the sites run out of space to bury garbage.For Nam Sơn landfill, among measures to address environmental pollution at the landfill and surrounding residential areas, the ...
For a non-plastic waste marine environment
Marine pollution in Vietnam due to plastic waste continues to increase, having significantly affected the ecosystem, organisms and people’s health over recent years.Waste from land and marine-based sources; the capacity to manage it, collection and treatment of waste; public awareness about protecting the marine environment ...
Communities may be granted power to monitor environmental protection activities
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is considering revising the Law on Environmental Protection which took effect in 2014. Three core topics set for amendment are removing required environmental licenses, assessing the environmental impacts of projects and the treatment of solid domestic waste.For the first ...
Central Highlands district achieves efficiency in growing forests
Man-made forests in Dak Lak province’s M’ Drak district offer stable incomes to local residents who are allowed to exploit them while increasing forest cover. The district, which has the largest afforested area in the Central Highlands province, has 15,000ha of man-made forests, mostly with ...
Mekong Delta province declares state of emergency as waves erode embankment
With its coastal embankment threatened by collapse, Ca Mau Province is seeking urgent solutions to save residential areas and farmland.The province entered a state of emergency Thursday to respond to any damage occurring as a three kilometer (1.86 miles) coastal embankment along its western coast ...
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Việt Nam aiming for a transparent and legal wood industry
Việt Nam is aiming to build a transparent and legal wood industry to support exports of timber products and bolster the domestic timber manufacturing industry.To facilitate exports of this key product, Việt Nam is trying to build the Việt Nam Timber Legality Assurance (VNTLAS) system ...
Time to ensure security of water sources, safety of dams and lakes: experts
Việt Nam has recorded outstanding socio-economic development and has been lauded for it by the international community, but along with progress, the country is facing challenges with water management and security, according to Mr. Phan Xuân Dũng, chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, ...
