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National climate change strategy to 2050 approved
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on July 26 signed a decision approving the national climate change strategy to 2050.The strategy sets the overall goals of proactive and effective adapting to, minimising vulnerability to and damage caused by climate change; reducing emissions towards net zero ...
Forestry production value targeted to grow 5.5% annually in next five years
Vietnam aims for annual growth of 5-5.5% in forestry production value under the sustainable forestry development programme for 2021-2025 freshly approved by the Government. The programme will focus on maintaining the national forest coverage of 42 percent in a sustainable manner and developing new forest ...
Waste map to help Vietnam turn waste into resources
A webinar on measures to optimise the exploitation of solid waste potential in Vietnam in order to turn waste into resources, was held by the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIETSE) on July 19, bringing together experts, and representatives from environment organisations and development partners.This ...
Seminar seeks to promote private sector’s engagement in greenhouse gas reduction
Climate change has become one of the great challenges facing humanity, affecting all aspects of economy, politics, diplomacy as well as global security, Nguyen Tuan Quang, Deputy Director of the Climate Change Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), has said.To facilitate ...
Vietnam works to ensure water security, dyke, reservoir safety
The Politburo has recently issued Conclusion No.36 on ensuring the security of water sources and safety of dykes and reservoirs by 2030, with a vision to 2045. The issuance aims to ensure enough water to serve people’s lives in all circumstances, meeting the demand for ...
Restoration of wetland forest ecosystems
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 ...
Initiative to protect food systems in Asian mega delta launched in Can Tho
The “Securing the Food Systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience” Initiative (AMD) was launched at a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 28.This initiative aims to create resilient, inclusive, and productive deltas – which maintain socio-ecological integrity, ...
Son La develops medicinal herbs in association with community tourism
Developing medicinal herbs is a new direction to restructure high economic crops in the northern mountainous province of Son La. But in order to overcome difficulties in output for medicinal herbs, many experts believe that Son La needs to promote innovative start-ups in this field ...
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Vietnam eyes to develop domestically- and globally-connected smart cities
A symposium on the development of domestically- and globally-connected smart cities took place in Hanoi on June 16. The event, which was one of four seminars in the framework of the ongoing Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022, was jointly organised by the Party Central ...
PM requires action be taken against illegal forest destruction, encroachment
The Prime Minister’s Directive 05/CT-TTg has required ministries, sectors and localities to strengthen forest management and protection, and urgently take action against illegal deforestation and encroachment on forest land. The newly-issued directive said there are serious violations of regulations on forest protection in some provinces, ...
