Environment and natural resources
Climate change
First program to generate carbon credits from rice cultivation piloted
On June 11, Deputy Director Trinh Duc Toan of the North Central Agricultural Science and Technology Institute said that the unit is coordinating with Green Carbon INC to implement a program to improve farmers’ lives by generating carbon credits from rice cultivation. This is the ...
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Vietnam issues national plan to eliminate ozone-depleting substances
Vietnam will promote the transition to technologies that utilise substances with low or zero global warming potential, and roll out sustainable cooling solutions to cut emissions by 11.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2045 under a national plan on the management and elimination of ...
US, Cần Thơ and An Giang launch effort to prepare for climate change-induced public health threats
The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), have launched an initiative in Cần Thơ and An Giang provinces to build a local framework for them to detect, prevent and respond to ...
From destruction to restoration: Southern central region efforts to rebuild green belt
In addition to economic activities and human demands, climate change and extreme weather events are significant contributors to the decline of mangrove forests. Economic pressures, particularly the wave of shrimp farming expansion, infrastructure development projects and natural disasters, have led to the devastation of most ...
Mekong Delta water levels in May were 19 percent lower than previously average
The water level in the Mekong Delta in May 2024 was about 11 billion cubic meters, 19 percent lower than the average for many years. The impact of climate change combined with upstream exploitation has led to continuous saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta region, typically ...
Government urged to create legal framework for LNG imports
Experts at recent workshops and conferences discussing increased use of LNG repeatedly expressed concern about the lack of a legal framework for LNG imports-exports, gasified LNG provided power plants, and problems which pose risks and obstacles for LNG projects.Nguyen Huu Luong, a high ranking expert ...
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Coconut garden can yield $25,000 from carbon credit sale
Selling carbon credits is no longer far-fetched for Vietnam. The country earned trillions of dong from selling carbon credits in late 2023. Mekong Delta is not only a rice granary, but also the homeland of coconut trees. All parts of coconut trees, from trunks to ...
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Circular economy plays important role in net-zero plan
Promoting a circular economy that contributes to the country’s net-zero commitment will bring many benefits to Vietnam and businesses. VietNamNet would like to introduce the viewpoint of Nguyen Dinh Dap, PhD, from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS).Circular economy can help reduce business overproduction ...
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UK announces $51mn grant for low-carbon projects in 16 countries including Vietnam
The UK-funded Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) program will be extended until 2029 with additional funding of £40 million (nearly US$51 million) to support at least 800 low-carbon projects in 16 countries, including Vietnam, according to a British diplomat.The CFA Vietnam has so far undergone two ...
Vietnam vows to digitize greenhouse-gas emissions inventory
Greenhouse-gas emissions stocktaking is difficult for many Vietnamese enterprises, but if the process is digitized, it could take only seven days and save a lot of money.To reduce emissions to zero by 2050 as committed by the government of Vietnam at COP26, the Ministry of ...
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