Environment and natural resources
Strengthening forest management, protection and development
On March 8, the Government issued Resolution No. 29/NQ-CP on Action Programme to implement Conclusion No.61-KL/TW, dated August 17, 2023, of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on continuing to implement Directive No.13-CT/TW, dated January 12, 2017, of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party’s leadership in ...
Mekong Delta struggling to maintain freshwater
About 78,000ha of rice paddies and orchards in the Mekong Delta region are predicted to get severely affected by drought – salinity intrusion this March-April. The Mekong Delta has around 2 million hectares of rice fields and fruit trees. These farmlands are facing serious irrigation ...
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Vietnam capable of earning US$200 mln per year from carbon credit trade
Vietnam is capable of selling some 40 million carbon credits for a revenue of US$200 million annually, the Department of Forestry has calculated.It said the country has freshly signed an emissions reduction purchase agreement with Emergent, a non-profit intermediary engaging between tropical forest countries and ...
Project to develop multi-use values of forest ecosystem to 2030 approved
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on February 29 signed a decision approving a project on developing multi-use values of the forest ecosystem to 2030, with a vision to 2050.The project aims to improve the efficiency of management and sustainable use of forest resources; create ...
Mekong Delta: Drought, saltwater intrusion cause subsidence, water shortage
This year’s dry season is expected to bring more severe drought and saltwater intrusion to the Mekong Delta compared to previous years, significantly impacting the lives and production of local residents.Furthermore, saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta depends on the water flow from the upper ...
Agriculture ministry wants to sell 5.9 million tons more of carbon dioxide
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported to the government about the signing of documents on transferring 10.3 million tons of CO2 to the World Bank which will bring turnover of VND1.25 trillion.In the report to the Prime Minister on the implementation ...
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Environment protection fee proposed for emissions
In response to the evolving economic and social landscape in the country, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has announced measures to address the deteriorating air quality in major cities, industrial zones and craft villages. The worsening environmental conditions pose serious threats to public health, inflict damage ...
Việt Nam has first more than US$41 million from selling forest carbon credits
A total of US$41 million in carbon credit sales is the first forest proceeds from six north central provinces from the emission reduction agreement with the World Bank. This money is transferred to localities to pay forest owners, local people and communities to manage, protect and ...
Localities join in efforts to fight plastics pollution
Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).PSC, which aims to connect cities and tourist destinations in joint efforts to combat plastic pollution, has attracted ...
GEF helps promote low-carbon circular economy in Viet Nam
A project to accelerate low-carbon circular economy through cleantech innovation towards sustainable development has been launched in Viet NamThe project was jointly developed by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the ...
