Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production
Vietnamese farmers use smartphones to monitor water levels in rice fields
The Mekong Delta is a major rice-growing region in Vietnam, but it is facing increasing water scarcity due to climate change, seawater intrusion and upstream dams.The Vietnamese government is calling on farmers to use more sustainable irrigation methods, and by 2030 it plans to limit ...
EU deforestation regulation – new opportunity for Vietnam’s agriculture
Supply chains of timber, wood products, coffee, and rubber of many countries will encounter many challenges in meeting the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). However, this is also a great opportunity for Vietnam to expand export markets if it is well prepared to satisfy the new ...
Ha Giang’s fee proposal for Dong Van Geopark raises controversy
The management board of Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark said since 2011 experts at the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have discussed entry fee collection and financial autonomy for the tourism site. A report showed that about 65 percent of travelers to the province would visit ...
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EU's new regulation on deforestation-linked products head-scratcher for Vietnamese producers
The EU’s ban on deforestation-linked imports are causing concern among Vietnamese producers as the requirements to trace commodities back to their origin can push up costs and entail finding alternative suppliers. The EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) will cover imports of various commodities, including cocoa, coffee, palm oil, ...
HCM City promotes digital transformation in waste management
HCM City is making efforts to promote digital transformation in the collection, treatment and management of the huge volume of domestic solid waste discharged daily. The city generates about 9,700 tonnes of solid waste daily with complicated composition and characteristics, putting great pressure on domestic ...
Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam discussed
A workshop themed “Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam” took place in Hanoi on May 17.Jointly organised by the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Global Green Growth Institute ...
Building sustainable agricultural value chains to reduce deforestation
Vietnam is promoting sustainable agricultural trade and production to reduce deforestation, heard an event under the umbrella of the fourth Global Conference of the Planet Network’s Sustainable Food Systems Programme held in Hanoi on April 25.For sustainable development without causing deforestation, the EU through UNDP ...
Efforts needed to promote circular agriculture in Vietnam
In recent years, Vietnam’s agriculture has made a strong transformation, with market-oriented agricultural production, bringing about high quality and added value to producers and farmers. However, the agricultural production process also generates a large amount of waste and by-products, which, if not managed properly, will ...
Carbon credits take root in agriculture sector
Carbon credits are gaining traction in the agriculture sector as an instrument to promote sustainable farming practices and improve farmer income. The World Bank would raise $40 million between 2023-2024 and $60 million between 2025-2026 to pay for the carbon credits generated by the one million ...
Steps being taken to promote green credit
Given the importance of green credit to sustainable economic development, the Prime Minister issued the national green growth strategy for 2021 – 2030 with a vision to 2050, and the development strategy for the banking sector by 2025 with orientations towards 2030, which includes orientations ...
