environment

Local people in Thanh Hoa City have complained about serious environmental pollution caused by the Ha Thanh Company. Thanh Hoa residents suffer from air pollution For the past three years, the residents in Thinh Van Village and hundreds of patients at Thanh Hoa Lung Hospital have suffered from the air and noise pollution caused by Ha Thanh Company. Ha Thanh Company rented 1,134 square metres of land as a showroom. However, since 2016, they have used the land as storage site for construction materials such as stone powder, cement residues, and washing stations for fresh cement vehicles. The residents have filed complaints, the provincial Department of Health has reported to the authorities but the situation hasn't improved. A patient at Thanh Hoa Lung Hospital said she had been admitted for two weeks and couldn't go out due to the huge amount of dust outdoors because Ha Thanh Company is right beside the hospital. She felt she was suffocating because of the pollution and noise … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa residents suffer from air pollution

At the launch of the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2019 was launched in Hanoi on September 17 as part of efforts to implement the Government’s policies on renewable energy development.  The event, which is running in Hanoi and the Mekong Delta province of An Giang from September 17 to 20, is jointly organised by the Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA), Vietnam Climate Action Alliance (VCCA) and the Working Group on Climate Change (CCWG). The week’s theme focuses on opportunities, challenges and lessons from international users in the energy transition in Vietnam. This year’s event aims to create a forum for information exchanges and multi-stakeholder dialogue to put forth solutions to achieving equal transition of energy and bringing the greatest benefits for sustainable development in Vietnam. The week will feature three main workshops, namely “energy transition in Vietnam”, … [Read more...] about Vietnam Renewable Energy Week launched in Hanoi

Forest rangers in Gia Lai Province have asked for a police investigation following the destruction of nearly 1,200 hectares of forest in the area. Gia Lai forest destruction to be investigated Various violations were found out after the provincial inspectorate examined the management and usage of funds and forest land at Ia Puch Forest. Ia Puch Protective Forest Management Board was responsible for 16,763 hectares of land. However, since 2008, local people have illegally destroyed 868 hectares of forest land for agricultural activities. Firms destroyed 359 hectares for rubber plantations. The management board only filed reports about violations on 62 hectares. They didn't know about the other cases. The inspectorate also found out that 110 illegally built residential houses on 12.4 hectares of forestry land along National Highway 14C. They are mostly workers at Quoc Cuong Gia Lai Company and Binh Duong Company. The management board has reported about this problem but it hadn't … [Read more...] about Gia Lai forest destruction to be investigated

  Forest rangers and border guards of northern Quảng Ninh Province release the turtle into the sea on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo QUẢNG NINH — A rare green sea turtle has been released back into the wild after becoming trapped in fishing nets. The reptile weighs 17kg and is about 60cm long. It was found by a local fisherman in his net on late Sunday in Hải Hà District, northern Quảng Ninh Province. The turtle, which is classed as an endangered, was handed over to the forestry protection division of Hải Hà District who then released it back into the water on Monday. … [Read more...] about Quảng Ninh releases green sea turtle back to nature

  MONRE and Pro Vietnam are making efforts to reduce plastic waste in Việt Nam. — Photo nangluongsachvietnam.vn HÀ NỘI — Enterprises in the Packaging Recycling Organisation Vietnam (Pro Vietnam) will collect all packaging they use by 2030, said the organisation’s leader in Hà Nội last week. Chairman Phạm Phú Ngọc Trai said the organisation will build a system to collect packaging materials when he inked a co-operation agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to reduce plastic waste in Việt Nam on September 11. Under the co-operation with MONRE, the organisation will work together to support waste reduction activities and boost the capacity and effectiveness of collecting, transporting and recycling waste. They two sides will also enhance responsibilities of producers, brand owners, distributors, retailers both modern and traditional, and exporters in their management of … [Read more...] about Enterprises to handle plastic waste