21/02/2012|09:52:00

A workshop to promote cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka city of Japan in managing solid waste took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 16.

21/02/2012|09:44:00

Water is vital for all livings, development and prosperity of every nation. Water sources from rivers, lakes and wetlands not only maintain ecological functions and biodiversity, but also supply water for domestic uses, agricultural production, energy and navigation; ensure food security, nutrition, cultural customs, and traditional livelihoods; particularly for rural communities living close to water bodies. Consequently, sustainable water resources management has increasingly been mainstreamed into policy agenda of many governments.

14/02/2012|09:58:00

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have started to build two conservation stations in forests inhabited by the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), one of the world's rarest mammals, in A Luoi District.

14/02/2012|09:55:00

In order to prevent the pollution for river valleys and minimize the sources that cause pollution, it’s necessary to control the water quality with the water monitoring systems. Meanwhile, there are very few such systems.

09/02/2012|01:35:00

According to the Center for Environment and Community Research CECR, of the 100 lakes, big and small, in the six districts of the inner Hanoi city, 71 percent of lakes have incurred organic pollution, of which 14 percent have got very seriously polluted, 25 percent seriously and 32 percent have shown signs of getting polluted.