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Bac Giang suspends land enterprise

 The People’s Committee of northern Bắc Giang Province’s Lục Nam District said it would suspend the operation of an illegal inland waterway port built by a local enterprise to avoid over-exploitation of land.

Illegal logging threatening protected forest

 Illegal logging is threatening the protected forest of Sông Tranh in the central province of Quảng Nam’s Bắc Trà My District, with hundred-year-old trees being felled, Nhân Dân online newspaper reported. 

Hanoi's Soc Son District authorities blamed for lax forest management

 Long-standing violations in the use and management of Soc Son District’s protection forest land have been blamed on the lax management of local authorities.

Canadian tourists lead clean-up of Quy Nhon beach

 A group of Canadian visitors have called on people to gather litter on a beach in Binh Dinh Province’s Quy Nhon City.

PM approves project to restore forests in Central Highlands

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project on protecting, restoring and sustainably developing forests in the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands during 2016-2030.

Red-headed cranes migrate to Phu My grassland

 The management board of the Phu My Habitat Reserve in Phu My commune, Giang Thanh district of Kien Giang province yesterday afternoon said that a large number of red-headed cranes have migrated to the Phu My grassland for living in the recent days. 

Hai Duong people oppose waste-to-electricity plant

 The people in Hai Duong Province's Cam Giang District are expressing concerns over pollution problems after local authorities approved a waste-to-electricity project in the area.

Hanoi calls for German investments in drainage, wastewater treatment

 Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung called on German investors to join the capital city’s projects on drainage, wastewater treatment and improvement of the local environment at a forum on March 19.

Con Dao National Park – nesting haven for sea turtles

 Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been working hard to conserve sea turtles for years, becoming an ideal nesting destination for the rare species in Vietnam.

Hanoi, HCMC among worst SE Asian cities for air pollution

 Hanoi ranked second and HCMC 15th among the worst cities for air pollution in Southeast Asia, Thanh Nien newspaper reported, citing a recent report by the nongovernmental environmental organization GreenPeace.

Tay Ninh province faces high risk of forest fires

 Prolonged heat waves without rains have left 58,000 hectares of special-use and protective forests in the southern province of Tay Ninh at high risk of catching fires.

AirVisual and Greenpeace’s report on Hanoi’s air pollution inaccurate: Agency

 The 2018 report on global air quality released by AirVisual and Greenpeace Southeast Asia assessing Hanoi as the second most polluted city in Southeast Asia is partial and inaccurate.

Young Da Nang men respond to litter challenge

 A young man in the central city of Da Nang and his cousin have joined the global Challenge for Change movement to collect litter at Son Tra Peninsular.

Border guards suspected of destroying in Phong Nha-Ke Bang forest

 Dozens of false ebony trees have been destroyed in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Forest only a kilometre away from Con Roang border guard station.

Rare trees illegally cut down in Quang Bình national park

 More than sixty six large trees of rare species were found to have been illegally cut down in the core of a protected forest area in the central province of Quang Bình.

Con Dao National Park releases over 81,000 baby turtles to sea

 The management board of Con Dao National Park has just released around 81,137 baby sea turtles to the natural environment.

Fire warning pushed to highest level in Dong Nai Province

 The risk of forest fires in Dong Nai has reached the fifth and highest level since there has been no rain for a long time and the weather is hot and dry, according to the province’s Forest Protection Sub-department.

Hanoi’s air pollution ranked second in Southeast Asia

 Hanoi stood second in Southeast Asia in terms of air pollution just behind Jakarta, according to a 2018 World Air Quality Report jointly conducted by Greenpeace and IQAir AirVisual.

Three captive bears in Dong Nai sent to sanctuary

 Three black bears kept in Bien Hoa city of the southern province of Dong Nai were handed over to a wildlife conservation centre on March 12. 

Vietnam prioritises renewable energy development

 Developing renewable energy is one of the priorities of Vietnam to gradually reduce the dependence on traditional forms of power generation in order to protect the environment.