Starting July 1, 2026, Hanoi plans to restrict gasoline-powered motorbikes in the Ring Road 1 area, with a roadmap to expand the ban to Ring Road 2 by 2028 and Ring Road 3 by 2030.

A pioneering waste management model in the central city of Hue is transforming the lives of informal waste collectors, mostly women, and reshaping how the city approaches its circular economy goals.

Vietnam owns 11 recognised World Biosphere Reserves, ranking second after Indonesia, which has 19 such reserves.

The Quen Kho landfill in Ninh Binh has become dangerously overloaded, prompting urgent inspection by national environmental authorities.

On October 29, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued an urgent directive mandating enhanced efforts to prevent and address increasing air pollution during the final months of 2025.

The National Assembly yesterday discussed a report from the thematic supervision team on the implementation of policies and laws on environmental protection since the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection took effect.

Con Dao National Park has successfully relocated 1,800 turtle nests and released around 120,000 hatchlings safely back into the sea during nearly six months of the turtle nesting season.

Vietnam aims to cut 80 million tons of CO₂ from construction through green materials.

The Cu Lac – Ngu My Thanh mural road for plastic reduction in Ngu My Thanh village, the central city of Hue, is a highlight in the local journey toward building a green, clean, and eco-friendly community-based tourism.

The Soc Son Waste-to-Energy Plant — the largest in Vietnam and the second biggest in the world — was officially inaugurated in Trung Gia commune, Hanoi, on October 13.

The two hornbills have been identified as Anorrhinus austeni, a species listed in Group IB, endangered and precious forest animals subject to strict protection.

The Quen Kho landfill in Ninh Binh is now critically overloaded and causing severe environmental pollution, threatening both the local ecosystem and nearby communities.

A steel plant's sludge reservoir collapse in Thai Nguyen has affected over 30 households, flooding farmland and raising environmental concerns.

The Mekong Delta is becoming a “hotspot” for single-use plastic waste, which accounts for up to 72% of total plastic waste in the region, according to a recent study.

Vietnam plans bans, fines, and incentives to control toxic emissions from outdated vehicles.

Since April, Nui Chua National Park, part of the Nui Chua World Biosphere Reserve in southern Khanh Hoa province, has successfully rescued and released 1,301 baby turtles into the sea.

Wild elephants, long regarded as a symbol of strength in nature and closely tied to the culture and belief of many communities in Vietnam, are now facing the real risk of extinction.

The release, conducted in cooperation with Tam Dao National Park, aims to restore animal populations, conserve biodiversity, and reinforce natural ecosystems in the area.

Electric motorcycle use is booming, while gasoline motorcycles are starting to decline following Hanoi’s ban on fossil fuel-powered motorcycles entering Ring Road 1, beginning July 1, 2026.

A young tiger believed to be a stray cub was seen in Phu Tho province, prompting local authorities to issue safety warnings.