ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
UNDP-funded project aims to protect wetlands
15/07/2014|03:27:00
HA NOI (VNS) — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project to conserve wetland areas and establish two more wetland preservation areas in Thai Binh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
Companies keep violating waste water treatment regulations
15/07/2014|02:39:00
About 9,000 Vietnamese die every year because of substandard water and poor sanitary conditions, and most of it appears to be caused by violations of waste water treatment regulations, according to the Ministries of Health and Natural Resources and the Environment.
Campaign to promote a green summer
14/07/2014|10:19:00
The 21st Green Summer Campaign was kicked off throughout the country this weekend, in a bid to boost widespread youth volunteer activities.