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Rare sea turtle sent back to ocean

 The Management Board of the Cham Islands Marine Protected Area has released a rare sea turtle that was accidently caught by a local fisherman back into its natural habitat.

Dong Nai uses drones to protect elephants

 The Forest Protection Department of Dong Nai Province has distributed new equipment to the forest rangers on January 29 in Dinh Quan District to prevent rampaging elephants.

Dong Nai: forest rangers work to drive away hungry elephants

 Forest rangers of Dinh Quan district in Dong Nai have been provided with equipment to monitor and drive away wild elephants that have been destroying local households’ crops since the start of this year. 

Vietnam seeks models of solid waste treatment technology

 Vietnam’s current daily-life solid waste management has not met the requirements of environmental protection as it has not been managed and disposed in a safe way.

Young people help rivers clean on Kitchen Gods' Day

 A group of young people in Hanoi are helping to raise awareness about environmental protection by collecting plastic bags released during the carp releasing rituals at local ponds and rivers on Kitchen Gods' Day. 

Air quality worsens in Hanoi

 Air pollution in Hanoi has become worse in the past few days.

Forum to talk climate-resilient development in Mekong Delta

The Prime Minister has agreed in principle the organisation of the forum on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta in October 2019. 

Climate change Vs. energy security

 Not only does climate change affect the people’s livelihoods but it also seriously threatens energy security. What is the solution to the problem of ensuring energy security without harming the environment?

Community-based forest management the way forward

 Forestry experts are optimistic about the future in Vietnam, largely thanks to community-based forest management.

Illegal logging threatens old forest

 Many hundred-year old trees in Na Pen Forest in the northern province of Dien Bien have been illegally logged, putting the future of the old forest at risk, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Illegal sand mining on Can Gio Sea has not been stopped

 At midnight on a night in early January, around 50 barges bearing number plates from northern provinces were mining sand outside of Can Gio Sea, HCM City.

Saline intrusion threatens Mekong Delta

 Vietnam's Mekong Delta region could suffer serious salt intrusion by the end of this month, according to the Southern Irrigation Institute.

Coral reefs restored off Cham Island

 Coral reefs have been revived on an area of 2,000sq.m in water off the Cham Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) after a pilot project that ran from 2015-17.

Illegal wild animal trading ring busted in Ha Tinh province

 Police in the central province of Ha Tinh have busted a ring of people who illegally traded wild animals for meat, saving a total of 215 pangolins from cages.

Nghe An residents wait for relocation due to pollution

 Residents of Nghi Yen Commune in the province of Nghe An are still waiting for relocation despite suffering severe environmental pollution.

Five men arrested for killing langurs

 Police in Nghe An Province have arrested a group of hunters who shot dead two langurs in Pu Mat National Park, Nghe An Province.

$30.43-million support proposed to save Cua Dai beach

 Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam are seeking government approval for a VND700 billion (USD30.43 million) assistance to save Cua Dai Beach from serious erosion.

Marine plastic pollution requires international cooperation

 There are two key components needed to rid the oceans of plastic, a senior professor has warned.

Hanoi hosts dialogue to find solutions for combating plastic pollution in East Sea

 According to the United Nations’ report, the amount of plastic waste discharged every year is enough to circle the earth four times.

Some gaur individuals seen in Quang Binh's forest

On January 15, some residents in Quang Binh Province’s Le Thuy District said that they had seen some gaur (Bos gaurus) individuals seeking for food near An Bai and Ha Lec villages.