Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production
Waste-to-energy projects help curb greenhouse gas emissions
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Industry and Trade and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly organised a conference on technology and finance for waste-to-energy projects on April 11.Le Van Tam, Deputy Director of the Vietnam ...
No shortcuts for CBT
Developing community-based tourism (CBT) is a long journey, requiring sustainable cooperation among many sides to either create livelihoods for the local community or generate profits for businesses and make the destinations attractive without harming the local culture and environment.Keep reading ...
Nhan Tam
Vietnam to develop 1 million ha of low-emission high-quality rice by 2030: draft
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is about to complete a draft of the project to develop 1 million ha of low-emission high-quality rice in Vietnam, according to Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam.The project is part of the activities to implement Vietnam’s Strategy for ...
Ministry issues action plan to reduce methane emissions till 2030
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued an action plan to reduce methane emissions till 2030, with six major tasks. The action plan targets methane emissions in cultivation, animal husbandry, solid waste management, waste water treatment, oil and gas exploitation, coal mining and ...
Decade-long general planning scheme for Cuu Long river basin approved
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision to approve the general planning scheme of the Cuu Long (Mekong) river basin for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.The planning scheme aims to ensure water security in the river basin, and reserve, ...
Coffee, rubber and many others affected by new EU policies on anti-deforestation
Around 90 percent of deforestation in the world is currently provoked by the expansion of agricultural land, according to a report from the European Union. This is one of the main reasons why the EU is enforcing regulations on trade in legal and “deforestation-free” commodities ...
Industry-trade sector aims to reduce greenhouse gas emission by up to 30%
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an action plan on climate change adaptation to 2030, with a vision to 2025, with a goal of reducing the sector’s greenhouse gas emission by 25%-30%.Under the plan, the proportion of renewable energy in the total ...
SMEs show limited engagement in circular economy
Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have showed their limited participation in circular economy for both subjective and objective reasons, mostly related to resources, awareness, capacity and vision for benefits of circular economy, said Director of the Institute for Circular Economy Development (ICED) Asso. Prof. ...
Gov't rolls out action plan to raise collective economy efficiency
The Government has recently issued an action plan aimed at further improving the efficiency of the collective economy in the new period.The action plan was meant to implement Resolution 20-NQ/TW (Resolution 20) issued at the fifth session of the 13th Party Central Committee on continuing ...
Khanh Phuong
Efforts exerted to increase climate change adaptability of Mekong Delta urban systems
Localities in the Mekong Delta region are working hard to increase their urban areas’ adaptability to climate change, and boost urban development to green and sustainable direction.Climate change is posing a great challenge to the Mekong Delta region, especially erosion, landslides, flooding, and pollution. Vice Director ...
