US Science Envoy Dr Margaret Leinen has raised concerns about plastic waste as Vietnam is among top five countries that generate most plastic waste in the ocean.

 As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam has set coping with this weather change a pressing task. A dialogue was held in Hanoi on May 8 where the youths learnt how to deal with impacts of climate change.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will carry out an action programme for sustainable forest management in its two coastal districts under the project “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+).

 Domestic and foreign scientists along with over 600 students from universities in Hanoi gathered in Hanoi on May 8 for a dialogue on climate change adaptation.

 A fisherman in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue yesterday caught a bizarre giant fish weighing 32 kilogram.

People in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh have been seriously affected by the burning of waste at a nearby open dumping site for many years. 

As many as 200 forest destruction cases were reported in April, down by 42% compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry.  

HCM City generates nearly 2,000 tonnes of construction waste each day, but only a minimal amount is collected and treated while the remaining amount is dumped or freely transferred without official oversight.

 The number forestry law violations in the first four months of 2018 declined by 31 percent from last year to 4,226, reported the Vietnam Administration of Forestry.

 The northern localities have so far this year planted 40,720 hectares of forest, declining 6.1 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 An action month on environmental protection will be launched in June under the theme “Resolving pollution caused by plastic and nylon” as part of activities to mark World Environment Day on June 5. 

 Danang should adopt solutions to deal with pollution at beaches, which is caused by trash and untreated wastewater.

Mui Ne is losing its beautiful beaches to serious erosion which is damaging seaside resorts while local authorities have yet to find a solution.

Timely reports made by people have helped rescue many wildlife animals, said Director of Education for Nature Vietnam Bui Thi Ha on May 3. 

A 65-hectare freshwater reservoir with a designed capacity of 4.5 million cubic metres will be built in Vinh Tuong commune, Vi Thuy district, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang in response to climate change.

 The customs office at Saigon Port under the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department on May 3 seized an additional 3.3 tonnes of pangolin scales illegally imported from Africa.

HCMC is leading the nation in the management and treatment of household and animal husbandry waste, said officials from the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment.

 As many as 110 individuals of wild animals were rescued and released into the environment or rescue centres in the first three months of this year.

 Taiwan-based Formosa Group, which caused the largest environmental damage in 2016, is surprisingly not on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)’s list of enterprises and industrial zones to be inspected this year.

 The police have raided a major forest destruction site in Yok Don National Forest in Dak Lak Province.