Environment and natural resources policy and administration

Overview of policy and legal framework

Vietnam’s demand for investment in environment remains huge

11 May 2018
Vietnamnet
Environmental and biodiversity protection / Foreign investors / Relevant ministries
demand / environment / huge / investment

Vietnam needs more preferential policies to attract foreign investors in the environment as the country’s demand for investment in the field is huge, but the capacity of domestic businesses remains limited, heard a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9.Keep reading ...

 VietnamNet Reporter

Finance ministry suggesting raising environment protection taxes

19 April 2018
Vietnam Plus
Environmental and biodiversity protection / Relevant ministries
environment protection taxes / Finance ministry / raising

The Ministry of Finance has suggested increasing environmental protection taxes to the maximum level in a draft resolution it is compiling for the National Assembly’s Standing Committee, which has caused mixed opinions. Keep reading ...

 VNA Reporter

Ministries work to improve environment protection in transportation

9 March 2018
Báo Tài nguyên & Môi trường
Adaptation / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Relevant ministries
gas emissions / green house / ministries / transportation
Summary translated by ODV Team

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) have agreed to work more closely together to protect the environment and cope with climate change in the field of transportation during the 2018-21 period. Under the agreement signed in Hà ...

 Hai Ngoc - Chau Tuan

MONRE designs special policy for polluting facilities

3 January 2018
Vietnamnet
Clean development mechanism / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action / Relevant ministries
policy / polluting facilities / special control

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) is drafting a plan to maintain special control of units likely to cause pollution in 16 production fields and 28 industrial facilities.Keep reading ...

 Thien Nhien

Vietnam plans to put special control on 28 major industry projects

7 November 2017
The Saigon Times
Air pollution / Cement / Clean development mechanism / Coal / Electronic waste / Environmental impact assessments / Gravel and limestone / Iron and steel / Major companies and projects / Manufacturing policy and regulation / Relevant ministries / Solid waste / Steel / Types of state-protected areas / Water pollution
environment / industrial / projects / special control
Summary translated by ODV Team

Up to 28 biggest industrial production projects will be in a list of projects subject to special control on environment by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, according to a draft plan. Keep reading ...

 Lan Nhi

PM approves climate change, green growth programme

3 November 2017
Vietnam News
Adaptation / Animals / Clean development mechanism / Ecological services / Ecosystems / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action / Plants / Relevant ministries
climate change / green growth / program

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has green lighted the target programme to cope with climate change and promote green growth during 2016-20.Keep reading ...

 VNS reporter

National database on natural resources, environment monitoring to be set up

1 November 2017
VGP News
Environmental and biodiversity protection / Environmental impact assessments / Relevant ministries / Types of state-protected areas
database / environment / monitoring / natural resources

The PM has approved a plan on the establishment of national database on natural resources and environment monitoring. Keep reading ...

 Thuy Dung

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