07/12/2017
Four cities in Việt Nam, Huế, Đà Nẵng, Hội An and Đồng Hà, have agreed to enter World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)’s One Planet City Challenge programme to show how cities can be a hub for creativity, ambition and innovation in dealing with climate change..png "Looking back 20 years of cooperation between Việt Nam and ASEAN in environment")
07/12/2017
Through 20 years of cooperation with ASEAN, Việt Nam is increasingly reiterate its role and stance in the region, simultaneously create an image of a country that is renewing, actively developing, responsible and a reliable partner in ASEAN and the international community.
07/12/2017
On March 29, 2017, the 13th Việt Nam - Korea Environment Ministers Meeting was taken place. The Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà and Korean Minister of Environment Cho Kyeung Kyu chaired the meeting.
07/12/2017
In December 2013 the Commission published the Clean Air Programme for Europe, which updated the air policy objectives for 2020 and 2030. It comprised a proposal on medium-sized combustion plants; the proposal for a new NEC Directive; and a proposal for ratification of the recently amended Gothenburg Protocol. The NEC Directive sets maximum emission ceilings for each country per year for the five m...
07/12/2017
Acording to Environment Agency - UK, more than £1.5m will go to projects helping wildlife and the environment as companies pay for breaking green laws, the Businesses are paying between £1,500 and £375,000 in “enforcement undertakings” as an alternative to prosecutions for breaking environmental laws by polluting rivers, breaching permit conditions or avoiding recycling. The money on the new list...
07/12/2017
The development strategy of Việt Nam has presented efforts in solving issues of economic growth, environmental protection, reduction of greenhouse gas emission, saving of natural resources and adaptation to climate change. Green growth has become an inevitable development strategy of Việt Nam, which clearly identifies four priority actions including: development of national institution and green g...
07/12/2017
In 2008, the Vietnam Forest Protection and Development Fund (VNFF) was founded to mobilize social resources to protect and develop forest land in the country. After eight years of operations, the VNFF has made its mark in forest protection and development activities, contributing significant financial resources to the forestry sector and improving the earning and living conditions of those who wor...
07/12/2017
The collaboration programme during 2004 - 2011 and 2012 - 2016 between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee has mobilized the strength of the entire nation in managing and using wisely natural resources and environmental protection and responding to climate change. Collaboration activities have been thoroughly instructed from ...
07/12/2017
Việt Nam has more than 3,260 km of coastline with more than 3,000 small and large islands, stretching 15 latitudes from North to South, and locates in the humid hot tropical weather zone. Therefore, the marine zone of Việt Nam consists of diverse resources, including biological, non-biological resources and location resource.
07/12/2017
To implement Directive 25/CT-TTg, dated 31/8/2016, by the Prime Minister regulating urgent tasks and missions on environment protection, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) on October 24, 2016 issued Decision 3309/QD-BGTVT regulating the Action plan to improve environment protection activities by the MoT during the 2016 - 2020 period.
07/12/2017
Building a clean green and nice healthcare centre is vital to improve the quality of healthcare services provided to patients. Therefore, waste management, provision for clean water and planting of trees at the healthcare centre are expected to prevent and minimize the environmental pollution and protect the health of employees, staff, patients and their relatives. This is a meaningful activity, a...
07/12/2017
On Feb 13, 2017, “The scheme for environmental industry development in Việt Nam to 2025” was approved by the Prime Minister at Decision no. 192/QD-TTg with the target “to 2025, the Vietnam’s environmental industry basically meets the environmental protection demands” with specific implementation tasks and solutions. To find out more about this, the Environment Magazine had an interview with Mr. Ng...
