08/09/2017
With the increasing migration as well as rapid development of craft villages, the environment of Hà Nội is facing urgent pressures. Therefore, Hà Nội is developing strategies and planning for environmentally concern craft villages, particularly craft villages in urban areas and crowded residential areas.
08/09/2017
During the socio-economic development, under the impacts of natural factors and human activities, a variety of environmental problems are occurring. One of the most emergent issues need to be handled is the pollution from domestic solid wastes.
08/09/2017
Currently, in the context of natural resources scarcity, many countries in the world are promoting low carbon product production and consumption. In Việt Nam, the production and consumption of low carbon products contribute to implement priority areas in the National Green Growth Strategy in the period 2011- 2020, vision to 2050.
23/08/2017
In the era of globalisation and urbanisation, the character and position of cities, particularly mega cities, have increasing determining roles in regional and national sustainable development. According to the data of the United Nations Population Reference Bureau (PRB) published in 2004, the world population was 6,396 million, of which the proportion of urban residents was more than 50%, on aver...
16/08/2017
Recently, the integrated waste management (IWM) is considered a new direction for waste management in many countries. In particular, Japan is the leader country in the treatment of waste and environmental protection. Things that Japan has been doing in waste treatment would be lessons for Việt Nam. To acknowledge this issue better, Environment Magazine had an interview with the Director of the Int...
16/08/2017
The rapid industrialization and modernization that Việt Nam has been undergoing have not only generated "hot" economic development for the country, but also affected its natural resources. In addition, an increasing population with growing demand and consumption has consumed and destroyed natural resources more quickly than they are being restored.
16/08/2017
To implement Resolution No. 41/NQ-TW dated 15/11/2004 of Politburo of the Việt Nam's Communist Party on environmental protection in the period of boosting the country industrialization and modernization and Resolution No. 24/NQ-TW dated 3/6/2013 of 11th Party Central Committee on proactively responding to climate change and enhancing natural resource management and environmental protection, Minist...
16/08/2017
In recent years, socio-economic development activities in river basins have taken place dynamically, which contribute to the overall development of Việt Nam. However, this development has caused many negative impacts on the environment, including the water environment in river basins. Currently, the water environment in river basins is degrading in many areas, particularly in sections flowing thro...
16/08/2017
Việt Nam is recognized as a country having high biodiversity with approximate 7,500 microorganisms; 20,000 terrestrial and aquatic higher plants; 10,500 terrestrial animals; 1,000 freshwater fish species; in marine areas, there are more than 7,000 invertebrate animals, 2,500 fish species and 50 marine snake, turtle and mammal species.
16/08/2017
At the national online Conference on environmental protection, taking place on 24th August,2016, Việt Nam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said that it was necessary to change our thinking in environmental protection, considering environment as a mean to speed up sustainable development.
