A conference took place in Thua Thien – Hue on August 31 to discuss the protection and resilience of the marine ecosystem in the waters in the four central regions that suffered from mass fish deaths last year.

 Shrinking and degrading wild elephant habitats in Dak Lak have led to a shortage of food and more conflicts between wild and domestic animals, according to Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre.

 A “Say No to Ivory” campaign was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30 with a view to raising public awareness of elephant protection.

 Plans and measures to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change in the northern part of Vietnam were the focus of a conference held in Hanoi on August 29.

The use of pesticides and chemical fertiliser in farming and the discharge of solid waste from craft villages and households are the main causes of rural environmental pollution.

 Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai has just approved an investment of VND48 billion (USD2.12 million) to recognise Ly Son into a global geopark.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will launch a campaign to make the world cleaner from September 23-30 with the theme waste management for sustainable rural environment.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked the Viet Nam Environment Administration to co-operate with Khanh Hoa Province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment to clarify the case of 10 nix waste tankers’ disappearance. 

Vietnam has been making efforts to mobilise international and domestic sources in order to support national energy development and achieve a sustainable energy system with low emissions, experts have said.

180 international and Vietnamese bio-safety experts, professionals and practitioners are discussing bio-risk, bio-preparedness, and bio-terrorism at the 12th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association Conference that opened in HCM City on Thursday.

 Prof. Dr Dang Huy Huynh, Chairman of the Heritage Tree Council and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment, has become the first Vietnamese to be honoured as an ASEAN Biodiversity Hero.

 A 50km long electric fence has been put into operation on a trial basis to prevent wild elephants from wandering into residential areas in the southern province of Dong Nai.

 Energy production from solid waste in urban areas is forecast to increase by between 10-16 percent in Vietnam, heard a workshop in Hanoi last week.

Undoubtedly climate change is causing extreme weather events to occur more frequently and with more intensity. 

The Prime Minister has signed decisions to apply disciplinary measures on four former leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Ha Tinh, whose are linked to the environmental incident caused by Formosa.

A red-shanked douc langur was handed over to the Cuc Phuong national park by forest rangers in Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 14.

The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s People’s Committee on Thursday released the report on mass fish deaths in Long Son, stating the main cause to be water pollution and bacterial presence. 

The Hanoi Forest Protection Department and World Animal Protection finished re-implanting microchips in 200 captive bears earlier this week in the capital city.

 The landfill in Thanh Hoa Province’s Sam Son Town has become overloaded for many years, affecting the lives of local people and polluting Sam Son Beach.

 The Hanoi Forest Protection Department, in coordination with World Animal Protection, has recently completed a re-micro-chipping of over 200 captive bears on farms in Hanoi.