Environment and natural resources
Environmental and biodiversity protection
Việt Nam is updating its emission target in Paris climate deal
Việt Nam is reviewing and updating the country’s carbon emission target to better comply with the Paris agreement on climate change and prepare for the global assessment later this year.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Volunteers clean up nation on Earth Day
A community clean-up event to mark Earth Day brought together more than 2,000 volunteers from associations, organisations and universities besides local residents, who picked up garbage at 12 locations in HCM City yesterday morning.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Finance ministry suggesting raising environment protection taxes
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
Việt Nam takes action in GHG reduction
Việt Nam has given top priority to measures aimed at reducing Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and those that promote climate change resilience, with the aim of seeing an 8 per cent GHG reduction by 2030.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Environment ministry to conduct irregular inspections in 2018
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) will spend 30 per cent of its budget and personnel on irregular inspections of suspected environmental violations this year.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Non Nuoc Cao Bang named second global geopark in Vietnam
Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern border province of Cao Bang was recognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in Paris on April 12. This is the second UNESCO-recognised Global Geopark in Vietnam after Dong Van Karst Plateau, which ...
VNA Reporter
Coastal economic zones strive for low-carbon economy
Renovating technology, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing a low-carbon economy are methods being used by coastal EZs in the new development period. The Vietnam Marine Strategy, released by the Party Central Committee in 2007, says that coastal EZs will make up 53-55 percent of the ...
Thien Nhien
HCMC to raise environmental protection fee against strong opposition
The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to raise the environmental protection fee on industrial waste, but some experts disagree about the plan. Keep reading ...
Mai Chi
Suffering downstream of polluting coal plants
The heavy toll taken by coal-fired power plants has prompted many pro-environmental international organisations to oppose banks in several nations that plan to provide loans for these plants in Vietnam, which mandatorily still considers coal a big power generator for the energy-thirsty country.Keep reading ...
Khoi Nguyen
Ministries work to improve environment protection in transportation
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
