USAID helps detoxicate Da Nang
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on February 19 announced that it has contracted with TerraTherm Inc. to carry…
Short film contest to support Earth Hour campaign
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade is inviting both professional and amateur filmmakers to join a short…
Big dykes inflict major environmental damage
VietNamNet Bridge – Dykes that encircle large rice fields in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta could have negative environmental impacts…
Images to save the Cat Ba langur dying art
A US graduate-cum-artist who has made her home in Viet Nam is putting her skills to work to save an…
Vung Tau uses flowers to maintain beach environment
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 m2 of the Long Hai coastal alluvial in the southern city of Vung Tau…
In gold fever, mountains carved, environment deteriorated
VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal gold digging has been devastating the ecosystem, because cyanide, the toxic substance used during the digging,…
Dak Lak Province faces acute water shortage
VietNamNet Bridge – This last one month, residents of Buon Ma Thuot City, Buon Ho Town and Krong Pak District…
Australia assists in climate projections
VietNamNet Bridge – The Commonweath Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia’s natural science agency, is working to improve Viet Nam’s…
Laos hosts 19th Mekong River Commission meeting
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang attended the 19th meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in…
New species of lizard discovered in Vietnam
A new species of lizard in the Agamidae family has been discovered in southern Vietnam by German and Russian biologists…