On March 8, the Government issued Resolution No. 29/NQ-CP on Action Programme to implement Conclusion No.61-KL/TW, dated August 17, 2023, of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on continuing to implement Directive No.13-CT/TW, dated January 12, 2017, of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in forest management, protection and development.
The 4th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration and Management kicked off in the south coastal province of Binh Dinh on March 4 to seek solutions to address environment challenges and pave the way for a more sustainable future for Vietnam and the world.
The disaster risk reduction partnership's plan for 2025-2030 will be developed in accordance with the Government of Vietnam's priorities on natural disaster prevention as well as in line with the strategic goals of all partners, Pauline Tamesis, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Vietnam has said.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has freshly issued guidelines for organising activities marking the upcoming World Water Day, World Meteorological Day, and Earth Hour.
The United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is observed on March 3 every year to celebrate wild animals and plants and highlight their contributions to human lives and health.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on February 29 signed a decision approving a project on developing multi-use values of the forest ecosystem to 2030, with a vision to 2050.
A northern pig-tailed macaque (scientifically known as macaca leonine) has been released into the Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, wildlife teams reported on February 27.
An event named “Live Green with Gen G Festival” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 24 to wrap up and mark the success of the second season of the “Live Green and Wellness with Gen G” campaign launched by Pananasonic towards a green, wellness and sustainable lifestyle for young generations, pioneering in solving the problem of global warming.
FPT Information System Company Limited (FPT IS) and Carbon EX have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in providing services and solutions to promote carbon credit projects.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on January 30 presented the Navy High Command with 1.55 billion VND (63,500 USD) donated by overseas Vietnamese (OV) to a programme on greening Truong Sa (Spratly).
French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet affirmed his country's support for Vietnam in climate change response while meeting with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh in Hanoi on January 29.
Cat Tien National Park has completed and submitted a dossier to make itself the second site in Vietnam to be recognised in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (IUCN Green List).
A delegation of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) attended the 22nd meeting of the Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) held in Rovaniemi city, Finland, from January 22 to 25.
Green development, energy conversion and emission reduction are inevitable trends. Vietnam has been implementing many energy transition policies, including the shift to renewable energy sources and researching new technologies.
Hanoi is taking steps to complete the “greening up” of local bus services 15 years ahead of the roadmap designed by the Government, which aims to convert buses from using petrol to green energy (electric or CNG) in Hanoi by 2050, according to Vice Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.
Lilama 2 Technology International College in the southern province of Dong Nai on January 17 signed a contract with the UK’s BTEC Pearson on the transfer of training programmes in semiconductor technology and carbon credits.
Vietnam and the Czech Republic will boost cooperation in environment protection and natural resources management, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 8 requested the comprehensive development of a carbon credit market when chairing a meeting on the establishment of the market in Vietnam.
According to the Report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2023 marked a significant milestone for the forestry sector, as Vietnam successfully sold 10.3 million forest carbon credits (10.3 million tonnes of CO2) for the first time through the World Bank (WB), for 51.5 million USD (about 1,250 billion VND).
Since its establishment in 2021, the working group of the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) in Vietnam has played an important role in connecting subjects and initiatives, mobilising all resources and support from the ministries, agencies and development organisations to consult and provide technical support to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant units, on shaping the circular economy and innovating sustainable plastic production and consumption models.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has announced Vietnam's Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) production and consumption baselines and total national consumption for the 2024 - 2028 period.
Ten rescued monkeys have been released into Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development under the park's management board.
Vietnam is one of the first 63 countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge proposed by President of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) Sultan Al Jaber within the framework of COP28 recently held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).