The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city has asked Dana-Italy and Dana-Australia steel factories to immediately halt production activities directly causing environmental pollution. 

 The Typhoon Committee (TC) convened its 50th session in Hanoi on February 28.

 In a major shift in perspective, the Government is viewing small scale projects as the best, most sustainable way of tapping the nation’s hydropower potential.

 Authorities of Khanh Hoa Province have revoked the investment license of a tourism project for illegally encroaching on the renowned Nha Trang Bay.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment threatens to shut down factories found polluting Nhue and Day rivers in Ha Nam Province.

 More than 60 bamboo varieties of Vietnam have been planted in the Gao Giong eco-tourism site in Cao Lanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, as part of the site’s bamboo conservation project.

 Many people know the environmental harm of using a traditional earthenware stove with coal, but due to its cheap price, many families still use it for cooking and warming their house, endangering their health.

 Regular citizens have joined with activists in signing a petition and spreading the word about the damaging effects of pollution from thermal power plants.

Tan Cang-Quy Nhon JSC has been dumping soil and stone into waters surrounding Quy Nhon Port in order to expand the port’s warehouse, worsening crowding issues and threatening its status as a first-grade port.

Some 85 percent of urban waste was gathered and treated last year, up 0.5 percent from 2016, according to the Ministry of Construction.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the upgrade of Ta Dung Nature Reserve in the Central Highlands of Dak Nong into a National Park.

 At least 72 wild animals were released in their natural habitat in the first month of the year, according to Education for Nature Viet Nam (ENV).

 Eight world Ramsar sites in Vietnam

  A seminar on the inclusion of natural capital in planning infrastructure development was held in Hanoi on February 7.

 A solar energy-based electricity supply system is set to be put into operation on February 9 at the An Hoi statue garden in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, after two years of construction.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to examine forest protection and forest land management in the Central Highlands provinces.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked agencies to comment on its special project to control companies thought to be likely of polluting the environment - even industries not yet in operation, such as power plants. 

The ADB in Vietnam revealed that it has signed a $100 million loan facility agreement with China Everbright International Limited to help a series of municipal waste-to-energy plants in first- and second-tier cities in the Mekong Delta region. 

 Ten domestic companies with the highest energy efficiency have won in different categories of the National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 2017.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project that would build a national database of waste resources, helping authorised agencies better control the discharge of waste nationwide.