ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Vung Ro (Phu Yen) then and now
16/12/2024|07:03:00
From a "new economic zone" with only a few households and then dozens of poor households from numerous different localities coming to set up tents and earn a living by fishing, Vung Ro has become a bustling residential area with a prosperous life.
A peaceful haven for grey-shanked douc langurs
30/11/2024|05:04:00
“When Quang Nam authorities contacted us about the presence of a group of grey-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix cinerea) in the area, we came to survey the situation. To our surprise, a small group of locals had been voluntarily protecting the species for years, even though they didn’t know it was rare,” recalled Tran Huu Vy, Director of the Nuoc Viet Xanh (GreenViet) Biodiversity Conservation Centre, when introducing the Tien Phong Group.
Plastic-free cities
18/11/2024|08:41:00
ReThink Plastic Vietnam is a community-led organisation/social enterprise aimed to create awareness around the global plastic pollution problem, encourage changes to reduce plastic waste.