Environmental News

Register at the Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City 2024 exhibition to collect and recycle various items like lubricants, batteries, and tyres.

482 Units from 23 Countries participated in the Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City 2024 Exhibition, held from June 20 to 22, 2024, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC). Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City 2024 aims to connect the Vietnamese ...

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC): Responding to the National Week of Safe Water and Environmental Sanitation

22/04/2024
The HCMC People's Committee has released a plan to celebrate the National Week of Safe Water and Environmental Sanitation in the region in 2024 by planning and executing events aimed at increasing community awareness of the significance of ...

Looking for ways to reduce plastic pollution

20/04/2024
Worldwide, plastic pollution is a severe environmental issue. The participation of all people will be necessary to solve this situation. Every nation, at every level of growth, needs a tremendous deal of practical creativity and adaptability.

Steel and Cement Industries catch Green!

11/04/2024
Steel and cement production are said to be significant carbon emitters. Facing the challenge of reducing emissions and aiming for a net zero emission target by 2050 requires enterprises to change and innovate from thinking to production lines.

Instructions for collecting pesticide packages after use

14/03/2024
Under the Law, the collection and handling of pesticide packaging after use must follow the rules of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Law as well as hazardous waste management standards. The law's negative impact on environmental protection. ...

Quang Ninh: Recycle foam as construction material

12/03/2024
In brackish and saline water aquaculture, floating foam is made by switching materials. More than 6.85 million foam buoys in Quang Ninh province need to be transformed into conformable HDPE plastic foam. Consequently, communities must devise a ...

The requirement for safe and responsible usage of pesticides.

06/03/2024
Pesticides are necessary tools in agriculture. However, pesticide misuse can have severe effects on human health, the environment, and the quality of agricultural goods.

Encourage the development and use of biological pesticides.

01/03/2024
November 2, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City. The Plant Protection Department (VPD) hosted a conference titled "Development of production and use of bio-pesticides" in both live and online formats, chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural ...

Localities apply new regulations on Waste Management

01/03/2024
Multiple provinces and localities adopted and implemented new waste management legislation simultaneously, which complied with the terms of the Environmental Protection Law.

Find solutions to use pesticides to ensure food safety properly

23/02/2024
On the afternoon of December 8, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Economic and Urban Newspaper, in collaboration with the Vietnam Eco-Friendly Products Manufacturers Association (EPMA), organised a seminar, "Food safety in agricultural production". Industry ...

Multi-value agriculture is the direction of the future.

31/01/2024
Based on estimates, raw production accounts for just around 15% of agricultural output value. As a result, over 85% of the value is retained in the post-harvest stages. Not only does each agricultural product provide value throughout the processing ...

Reduce GHG emissions in cement production.

25/01/2024
The Ministry of Construction plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry's management sector by 2024, inventorying the emissions of 50 cement manufacturers to participate in the Carbon Credit trading market.

Announcing standards for field assaying of pesticides using UAV

12/01/2024
The Plant Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has issued "Standards for field assaying pesticides to prevent and control harmful organisms on crops using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)".

Pesticide towards Sustainable Food Systems

09/01/2024
On November 25, the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development (IPSARD) and the Plant Protection Department co-chaired the workshop "Responsible, safe and effective use of pesticides towards sustainable food systems".

Develop a Sustainable Pesticide Management framework.

05/01/2024
The Plant Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development-MARD) and CropLife Association Asia have agreed to work together to implement the Sustainable Pesticide Management Framework program for 2023-2028.

Use pesticides safely and responsibly!

27/12/2023
Pesticides are vital in agricultural productivity. However, pesticide misuse can severely affect human health, the environment, and the quality of agricultural goods. To use pesticides safely and effectively, authorities must increase instruction ...

How to help cement companies solve environmental problems

15/12/2023
One of the fundamental environmental problems of the cement industry is the emission of dust and exhaust gases. The Cleaner Production has helped the cement industry deal with these problems. 

Insee Ecocycle continues its journey with farmers to protect the environment!

12/12/2023
On July 24, at Truong Long Commune, Phong Dien District (Vietnam), the Plant Protection Department, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Tho City coordinated with 50 businesses, including INSEE Ecocycle, to organise the "Farmers ...