VN has launched a new project to accelerate the phaseout of ozone-depleting substances and climate-warming refrigerants under the Montreal Protocol, thereby supporting the country's transition to greener cooling technologies and its net-zero target.

Two tourists have been fined after breaking more than 10 kilograms of protected coral at Hon Chong Beach in Nha Trang, prompting renewed warnings about safeguarding Vietnam's fragile marine ecosystems.

Lam Dong is strengthening measures to protect and promote the UNESCO Dak Nong Global Geopark following administrative restructuring, aiming to preserve its outstanding geological, cultural and biodiversity heritage.

The Dat Mui Border Guard Station in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has coordinated with local authorities and forest rangers to release a 120kg green sea turtle back into the sea.

Based on the findings, scientists proposed a range of measures to ensure the long-term protection of the black-shanked douc population on Ba Den Mountain.

The Sunda pangolin is a critically endangered and rare species prioritised for protection, listed under Group IB in Circular No. 85/2025/TT-BNNMT issued on December 31, 2025 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proposed that the government allow it to continue directly managing four inter-provincial national parks - Cuc Phuong, Tam Dao, Bach Ma and Yok Don.

A thousand-year-old banyan tree in Nghe An features roots wrapped around giant rocks, creating a rare and striking natural formation.

Authorities in Dong Nai are investigating the deaths of two endangered gaurs discovered inside a protected forest, with early findings showing no signs of poaching or human interference.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on environmental protection and wildlife rescue at Cuc Phuong National Park has been signed between environmental organisations from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

S.I.S Can Tho International General Hospital has been fined more than VND2.09 billion (USD82,000) and had its environmental permit suspended for four and a half months after authorities uncovered multiple environmental protection violations.

The Ministry of Agriculture & Environment has approved a conservation project to help protect the endangered elephant herds in Da Nang & Dak Lak as part of the VN Elephant Conservation Action Plan to 2035 funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature VN.

A forest fire that spread rapidly under extreme heat and strong winds was largely brought under control late on June 7 in central Vietnam.

A nationwide campaign calling for greater public participation in environmental protection was launched on June 6, in response to World Environment Day, World Oceans Day, the Month of Action for the Environment, and Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2026.

Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park has been recognised as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve after the decision was approved on June 5 at the 38th session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Program in Paraguay.

VN must overhaul its development model based on sci-tech, digital transformation, while ensuring safety of the ecological environment to achieve rapid, sustainable growth and high-income status, Party Chief and President To Lam said in an article.

Local authorities believe a six-meter marine animal filmed near Da Nang is a whale shark, a species occasionally seen in the area.

More than 200 tonnes of fish died at Tri An Lake in Dong Nai Province after dissolved oxygen levels fell sharply and ammonia concentrations exceeded regulatory limits, according to test results released by authorities.

Residents living along Kim Doi Canal in Bac Ninh say black water, foul odors and thick white foam have become an increasingly serious threat to daily life and public health.