It is common to see monkeys seeking food at a dumping site behind Linh Ung Pagoda. The habit has been formed as they are often given food by tourists, and they rush to the pagoda for food.

VN is advised to promote the carbon credit market in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector as one way to protect the ozone layer.

Tourists to Co To island district of Quang Ninh province will be banned from bringing plastic bags and single-use plastic products to its islands from September 15.

The Humane Society International (HSI) in Việt Nam has coordinated with Dong Nai Province to pilot an Elephant Conservation Project that sets up cameras to learn more about the animals and monitor conflict between them and people.

The domestic carbon credit market will not launch until 2028, yet there is now a huge potential of benefits from a great number of buyers and sellers.

The report emphasised that the rate of apprehending violators in criminal cases related to wildlife transport and trade in Vietnam reached a significant high.

Driven by a blind belief that elephant fur and tusks would bring good luck to the owner, one action multiplied into ten, and ten multiplied into a hundred, leading to an unexpected calamity for the elephants of the Central Highlands.

Vietnam has responsibly and practically joined international climate change treaties as part of the efforts to materialise a resolution adopted by the 11th-tenure Party Central Committee in this regard.

Binh Thuan southern province will destroy more than 600 hectares of forest to build the Ka Pet reservoir, said the provincial Department of Information and Communication.

The Mekong Delta is entering the flooding season with 1m of water lower than this time in other years. This signals grave challenges brought by El Nino and asks for practical solutions to fight against unpredictable weather in the near future.

The region is also witnessing faster sea level rise than forecast, with all 13 cities and provinces of the delta are at high risk of flooding due to climate change.

The Central Highlands city of Da Lat will implement two urgent projects to deal with flooding and landslide risks.

Vietnam is currently home to three geoparks, namely Dong Van Karst Plateau in Ha Giang province and Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in Cao Bang province.

While many localities achieved high efficiency in handling wildlife-related violations reported by the people, HCM City is one of the localities that handled such cases with less efficiency.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed to allocate an additional VND4 trillion from the 2023 state budget’s contingency fund to support 18 anti-erosion embankment projects in the Mekong Delta region.

Despite having gone under a renovation project, the signs of pollution in these streams are becoming more evident than ever.

After consulting with agencies and scientists, the Quang Ninh Transport Department has chosen a solution to protect Trong Mai (Fighting Cocks) Islet, the symbol of Ha Long, which is in danger of collapse.

Vietnam will closely manage natural forests, and gradually deal with forest and land degradation by 2025 as set in the freshly-approved national plan on the implementation of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use.

The UK Embassy in Vietnam has announced a new wave of capacity-building support for low carbon projects that can benefit communities across the Southeast Asian nation.

A sea turtle has been spotted in the waters off Co To Con Island in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, marking the first appearance of the reptile here after more than a decade.