The Vietnam Administration of Forestry in partnership with USAID announced the establishment of an elephant sanctuary in central Quang Nam province on September 7.

Ash and slag waste from thermal power plants in Quang Ninh Province is contaminating the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to develop a marine environment monitoring system in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

The Cham island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board started conservation of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) by hatching 450 eggs taken from Con Dao Island on August 30.

 A total of 300,000 ocean fingerlings were released into an area of Tam Giang Lagoon in central Thua Thien- Hue Province, aiming to produce a swift recovery for local seafood resources after the Formosa toxic spill in 2016.

 Destructive human activities have put coral reefs, sea grass beds and many other marine species off Ly Son Island at risk, with local authorities urged to make more efforts to preserve the unique ecosystem.

 A carbon market will be one of the means for Vietnam to achieve the committed greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, said the Director of the Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change.

 Many precious and protected animals at the Kon Ka Kinh National Park in Gia Lai Province, one of 27 national parks listed on ASEAN Heritage Park, are being hunted and killed.

A conference took place in Thua Thien – Hue on August 31 to discuss the protection and resilience of the marine ecosystem in the waters in the four central regions that suffered from mass fish deaths last year.

 Shrinking and degrading wild elephant habitats in Dak Lak have led to a shortage of food and more conflicts between wild and domestic animals, according to Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre.

 A “Say No to Ivory” campaign was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30 with a view to raising public awareness of elephant protection.

 Plans and measures to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change in the northern part of Vietnam were the focus of a conference held in Hanoi on August 29.

The use of pesticides and chemical fertiliser in farming and the discharge of solid waste from craft villages and households are the main causes of rural environmental pollution.

 Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai has just approved an investment of VND48 billion (USD2.12 million) to recognise Ly Son into a global geopark.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will launch a campaign to make the world cleaner from September 23-30 with the theme waste management for sustainable rural environment.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked the Viet Nam Environment Administration to co-operate with Khanh Hoa Province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment to clarify the case of 10 nix waste tankers’ disappearance. 

Vietnam has been making efforts to mobilise international and domestic sources in order to support national energy development and achieve a sustainable energy system with low emissions, experts have said.

180 international and Vietnamese bio-safety experts, professionals and practitioners are discussing bio-risk, bio-preparedness, and bio-terrorism at the 12th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association Conference that opened in HCM City on Thursday.

 Prof. Dr Dang Huy Huynh, Chairman of the Heritage Tree Council and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment, has become the first Vietnamese to be honoured as an ASEAN Biodiversity Hero.

 A 50km long electric fence has been put into operation on a trial basis to prevent wild elephants from wandering into residential areas in the southern province of Dong Nai.