Authorities in central Quang Binh Province last Friday prosecuted two men for killing the goat-antelope Indochinese serow, which is listed as a near threatened species by the IUCN.

 The central Thua Thien - Hue Province has plans to dredge Huong River in an attempt to increase the draining capacity of the river.

ENV has revealed that 16 international and social organisations in wildlife protection
signed a letter calling on Vietnamese law enforcement agencies to  handle  Mau Chien, the suspected mastermind of a trans-national rhino horn trafficking ring.

 The lives and crops of residents living near the Bo River bank in central Thua Thien-Hue province are being threatened by riverbank landslides.

 Sao Bien Beach in the central city of Danang’s Ngu Hanh Son District faces serious erosion. 

 The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is being helped to produce a detailed and workable draft plan to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. 

 Vietnam increases renewable energy sources in production

A recent work shows if Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam take advantage of recent advances in renewable power generation and transmission technologies, they can achieve energy security at significantly lower social, environmental, and political risks. 

Hundreds of fish died en masse after an industrial waste tank cracked open in the He Muong Commune in the northern province of Dien Bien on Monday. 

 Province and city authorities have been told to stop investment in fired clay brick production and to prioritise investment in other environmentally friendly construction materials.

 Ha Nam Province irrigation channel A48 in has been bubbled with thick, white foam for 10 years and the situation is worsening.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has just signed a decision on the establishment of Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang to preserve typical ecosystem and biodiversity.

As the country shifts to a Euro 4 emission standard for diesel-fuelled vehicles, industry observers warn that the three fuel types on offer could spell problems for these more advanced engines, and opportunities for tricksters. 

The management board of the Con Dao National Park has sent a dossier to the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment, asking for the recognition of its three ancient trees as Vietnam heritage trees. 

Dak Lak has taken a number of measures to manage, monitor and care for elephants so as to help conserve and develop the animals, said Director of the province’s centre for elephant conservation Huynh Trung Luan.

 A flood control project capitalized at VND10 trillion in HCMC is now 65% complete after one year and a half of construction and is expected to be finished in April.

The amount of CO2 in HCM City was estimated at 38.5 million tons, making up about 16 percent of the country. Of the amount, automotive exhausts' carbon emissions account for 45 percent.

 Many men in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong make money by picking up pine cones for sales.

 Four automatic water environment monitoring stations, produced by the Da Nang Centre Of Integrated Circuits (CENTIC) were put into operation in the central city of Da Nang on January 6.

 Smog that has appeared frequently in Ho Chi Minh City, with the most recent recorded on January 3 morning, shows that local air pollution is now at an alarming level, an expert has said.