Environment and natural resources
Businesses using forest environmental services to pay fee under a new decree
Businesses involved in eco-tourism that use forest environmental services will have to pay fees for these services under the latest decree, which took effect on July 18. The update was announced on Wednesday during a conference on the Government’s Decree No. 91/2024/NĐ-CP. The decree provides ...
International conference promotes sustainable development, response to climate change
Local and international researchers, practitioners and policy makers met to discuss innovative approaches to the challenges posed by digitalisation and climate change in developing countries at the International Conference on Economics, Law, and Government that wrapped up on Wednesday. The two-day conference with the theme “Approaches ...
Vietnam makes strides in gene resource conservation
The Science-Technology Ministry yesterday held the conference “Evaluating Results of the Gene Resource Conservation and Sustainable Use Program in the 2015-2024 Period” in Hanoi.According to the report from the Ministry of Science and Technology, in the last 10 years, the program has achieved impressive results ...
Translated by Thanh Tam
Mekong Delta regional masterplan contributes to ensuring food security
The implementation of the Mekong Delta regional masterplan for 2021 – 2030, with a vision towards 2050, has helped shift the mindset about food security from developing agriculture based primarily on rice to a model of aquaculture – fruit – rice to increase value and ...
Vietnam, Cambodia boost forestry cooperation
The 27th ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry (ASOF 27) Meeting is taking place in Indonesia from July 18-19, according to the Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.On the sidelines of the event, the Vietnamese delegation had a meeting with the ...
Technical exchange on EUDR shapes Vietnam's agricultural future
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the EU Delegation to Vietnam have jointly organised a technical exchange focused on the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its implications for Vietnam’s supply chains. The event, titled “Technical Exchange on EUDR and Deforestation-free Supply ...
Carbon market to create motivation for green transition: Deputy PM
A carbon market will create motivation for green transition, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 12. The operation of the carbon market must follow a roadmap under the management of the State, match the capacity and development levels of businesses and the economy, ...
Vietnam launches national park passport initiative for the first time
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on July 11 officially unveiled national park passports for forest enthusiasts and tourists eager to explore the ecological values of forests.The national park passport initiative is carried out for the first time in Vietnam, aiming to establish mechanisms ...
Forest fires become increasingly devastating
A recent research paper published in the scientific journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reported that the frequency at which extreme fires are occurring around the world has more than doubled over the past two decades, mainly due to human-caused climate change.Using satellite records, scientists studied ...
Ha Anh
For further reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Determining the allocation of greenhouse gas emission quotas has proven to be marked by major complexity. In proposed amendments to Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP, which focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting the ozone layer, the Drafting Committee introduced additional regulations concerning the identification and ...
Nguyet Ha
