16/01/2020
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) was signed after many years of negotiations. This Agreement is expected to open up benefits for companies, consumers and workers in the European Union (EU) and Việt Nam, while strengthening respect for the rights on labor and environmental protection. After signing, the Agreement will have to undergo an internal approval process in the EU and Việt Nam t...
16/01/2020
The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology gave the Trần Đại Nghĩa awards to four groups of scientists for having originated four projects and made great contributions to the country’s socio-economic development. This year’s nominees were produced by both domestic and overseas scientists in nine fields of natural science and technology (Mathematics; Mechanics; Information science and computer s...
05/12/2019
On July 16, 2019, the Prime Minister issued Decree No. 64/2019/ND-CP amending Article 7 of Decree No. 160/2013/ND-CP dated November 12, 2013 on criteria for identifying species and management regime of species on the List of endangered, precious and rare species prioritized for protection. The Decree was issued to perfect the legal basis and strengthen the management of endangered, precious and ra...
05/12/2019
The project of “Capacity development for river basin water environment management” is supported by the Japanese Government with the following objectives: Capacity strengthening, development and implementation of river basin water environment management policies for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), as well as the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment (DONREs) t...
05/12/2019
We are now in the early 21st Century - a century of the dramatic development of science and technology with the imprints of the 4th industrial revolution, but at the same time, of environmental and climate change issues that have become more urgent than ever before. In particular, a long-standing problem that has been voiced by many countries is plastic waste. “Beat Plastic Pollution” was chosen b...
05/12/2019
On May 8, 2019, in Hà Nội, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) organized two seminars to discuss “The management of solid wastes” and “Models and technologies for solid waste treatment and management”. These forums were the opportunities for central and local government agencies, political and social bodies, international organizations and businesses to discuss achievements a...
05/12/2019
The Vietnam’s Government has issued Decree No. 66/ND-CP on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. The Decree consists of 5 Chapters, 32 articles, specifying on the statistics, inventory, investigation, evaluation and monitoring of wetlands; establishment and management of wetland conservation areason the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
03/12/2019
Following the Prime Minister's guidance in Resolution No. 09/NQ-CP dated February 3, 2019, over the past time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has cooperated with the concerned Ministries (Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Home Affairs, etc.) to review the current legal documents related to the state management of solid waste, proposing amendments...
03/12/2019
On July 26, 2019, the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) held a conference to review the first 6 months of work and mission directions for the last 6 months of 2019 in Hà Nội. The Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Võ Tuấn Nhân attended and directed the conference.
03/12/2019
In the morning of September 11, 2019, in Hà Nội, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Packaging Recycling Organization Vietnam (PRO Vietnam) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to share goals, visions and responsibilities in promoting the circular economy in Việt Nam through activities of reducing, separating, collecting and recycling waste.
03/12/2019
On May 22, 2019, in Vân Long Nature Reserve, Vân Long (Gia Viễn District, Ninh Bình Province), the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) cooperated with Ninh Bình Provincial People's Committee to hold a celebration ceremony and activities to respond to the International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) in 2019 with the theme of "Our biodiversity, Our food, Our health” and awarded the Ram...
03/12/2019
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), on June 9, 2019 launched the National campaign on anti-plastic waste in collaboration with the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee (CYUCC).
