Environmental News

Ho Chi Minh City: Tightening the exploitation and use of water

Implementing the Government's Decree No. 02/2023/ND-CP dated February 1, 2023, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Water Resources, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has requested the Department of ...

Go Vap District: join hands to protect the environment and build a Green – Clean – Beautiful – Eco-friendly City

26/04/2023
Go Vap District Women's Union follows the City's plan: focusing on good implementation of domestic waste classification at source, combating plastic waste, organizing swaps in collection, A Chau Environment accompany collection, ...

Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward: organizing the collection of domestic solid waste at source, household hazardous waste in 2023

08/04/2023
On the morning of April 8, 2023, the People's Committee of Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward launched the classification and collection of domestic solid waste at the source, household hazardous waste in 2023. The program is attended by AWATEN, A Chau ...

World Meteorological Day 2023: Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and a roadmap for organizing - developing a carbon market in Vietnam!

22/03/2023
World Meteorological Day is an annual event that is held every year on March 23 to commemorate the founding of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on March 23, 1950. Each year, this organization launches a theme for World Meteorological Day ...

World water day on March 22: why United Nation chose the Hummingbird Symbolism and tale of reusing wastewater in the circular economy!

22/03/2023
Hummingbird, which is chosen, is symbol for the theme of "Accelerating Change" on the World water day launched by United Nation.

Status quo of domestic waste segregation at Source and recycling in Vietnam

14/03/2023
As per the figure, the country generates more than 60,000 tons of waste every day. However, only about 15% of collected waste is recycled or reused. The remainder is buried in landfills, discharged into water sources or burned for typical ...

Dialogue on plastic and plastic waste - Policy gaps need to be closed

08/03/2023
On February 02, 2023, Vietnamese Stature Foundation (VSF) organized “Dialogue on plastic and plastic waste – Policy gaps need to be closed” with the participation of more than 60 representatives from state management agencies on environment, ...

Promulgate Decision No. 252/QĐ-BTNMT establishing the National EPR Council

24/02/2023
The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has promulgated Decision No.252/QĐ-BTNMT establishing the National EPR Council. This is a cross-sectoral cooperative organization assisting the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in ...

Resolution No. 25/2021/QH15 approve of the national target program on new-countryside building 2021 – 2025

21/02/2023
The President of the National Assembly promulgated Resolution No. 25/2021/QH15 approving the investment policy for the national target program on new-countryside building for the 2021 – 2025 period. This Resolution is passed by 15th National ...

Originality "The First Recycled Plastic School in Vietnam"!

16/02/2023
The first school in Vietnam made of recycled plastic was dedicated to teachers and pupils on September 9 in Muong Khuong district, Lao Cai province. The first recycled plastic school in Vietnam was established at Ngai Phong Cho village, Cao Son ...

Taking advantage of oyster shell blocks to create cement blocks

06/02/2023
Learning to work with natural materials will be crucial in shaping our sustainable future. Biological creators are studying seashells – including the exoskeleton of crustaceans – to create recyclable bio-plastic items. They range from dishes to ...

Circular Economy – view from the implementation of the Law on Environment Protection in 2020!

06/02/2023
With the implementation of the Law on Environment Protection in a past year, many activities to promote the circular economy have been started giving us hope that the future of the circular economy will soon become a reality in Vietnam.

Festival "Women act for green, clean and environmentally friendly Hoc Mon district" in 2022

22/10/2022
On 30/09/2022, at the district Political Center, the district Women's Union in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Hoc Mon district organized the Festival "Women act for green, clean and environmentally ...

Tien Giang Province: Thanh Cong commune promotes the improvement of environmental criteria, towards building new advanced rural areas

18/10/2022
At the end of the 10-year journey, the national target program on building new rural areas and improving new rural areas enters the period of 2021 – 2025, integrating criteria towards sustainable and comprehensive development of rural areas. ...

[Summary] International Waste Treatment Workshop and Exhibition to Ensure Sustainable Development of Cities in Vietnam - WETV Danang 2022

17/10/2022
For the first time, Da Nang is the host city of this meaningful event, which is also an opportunity for the city to strengthen resources, promote socialization and attract investment from the private and foreign sectors in the classification, ...

Hue City has implemented a domestic solid waste separation program at the source!

12/09/2022
The activity was organized by the Hue People's Committee in collaboration with the International Organization for Conservation of Nature in Vietnam (WWF - Vietnam) on the morning of 9/11 at Thuong Bac Park.

Guidance on investigating premises owned by the subject of the Environmental Permit

31/05/2022
Environment licenses, environmental registration, and preliminary environmental impact assessments are new records created by the Law on Environmental Protection 2020. However, a project owner must choose the appropriate type of documents in an ...

Recycling - The Key to Reducing Dependence on Imported Materials?

24/05/2022
Vietnam produces the fourth most plastic waste globally but spends billions of dollars annually importing scrap. Will promoting collection and recycling help enterprises reduce dependence on imported raw materials?