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After historic floods, Brazil braces for severe drought

After historic floods, Brazil braces for severe drought

After torrential rains that sparked historic flooding in southern Brazil, the country expects a swing to severe drought in parts, the environment minister said Wednesday.
Recycling made mandatory for some industries

Recycling made mandatory for some industries

Finance ministry eyes emission fee to combat pollution

Finance ministry eyes emission fee to combat pollution

Nations secure UN global high seas biodiversity pact

Nations secure UN global high seas biodiversity pact

Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development.
March 4, 2023 | 09:30 pm PT
Young Saigonese clean up trash-filled canals

Young Saigonese clean up trash-filled canals

To keep their HCMC clean, members of Saigon Xanh (Green Saigon) are spending three hours picking up trash at littered canals twice a week.
January 22, 2023 | 08:48 pm PT
Polluters' policies would see warming above 1.5C limit: analysis

Polluters' policies would see warming above 1.5C limit: analysis

The climate policies of most wealthy countries and many high-emitting emerging economies are in line with global heating far beyond the safer 1.5 degree Celsius limit reaffirmed at UN climate talks last month, a new analysis found Tuesday.
December 6, 2022 | 02:50 am PT
American gets his hands dirty to keep Hanoi clean

American gets his hands dirty to keep Hanoi clean

When James Joseph Kendall first arrived in Vietnam nine years ago, he was shocked to see female garbage collectors hauling garbage bins "twice their height."
December 1, 2022 | 09:02 pm PT
Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel says

Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel says

Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger," a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted by climate change and warming of oceans.
November 28, 2022 | 11:04 pm PT
New funding to end elephant rides at Vietnam tourism sites

New funding to end elephant rides at Vietnam tourism sites

Dak Lak Province, home to Vietnam's largest elephant population, will aid tourism sites in ending elephant rides by 2026.
November 14, 2022 | 12:26 am PT
Hanoi air pollution at hazardous level

Hanoi air pollution at hazardous level

"Unhealthy" air pollution levels were recorded in Hanoi on Monday and will continue over the next several days, driven by emissions, agriculture and industrial practices.
November 7, 2022 | 02:08 am PT
Mekong Delta receives its flooding blessing

Mekong Delta receives its flooding blessing

Residents are grateful that the annual flooding season has arrived in the Mekong Delta, blessing the region with fertile silt deposits from upstream reaches of the river.
November 1, 2022 | 05:33 am PT
Many street-side trees in Hanoi misused, abused

Many street-side trees in Hanoi misused, abused

Many of the trees that make Hanoi beautiful are dealt with in unattractive ways with little thought given to the harm they might suffer.
October 29, 2022 | 06:31 pm PT
Province cancels urban area project to protect mangrove forest

Province cancels urban area project to protect mangrove forest

Binh Thuan Province in south central Vietnam has opted to cancel an urban area project to conserve 32 ha of mangrove forest.
October 29, 2022 | 12:12 am PT
Giant endangered sea turtle rescued, released into wild

Giant endangered sea turtle rescued, released into wild

An endangered green sea turtle that had beached in the central Quang Tri Province has been released back into the ocean.
October 9, 2022 | 07:00 pm PT
Critically endangered tortoises at HCMC pagoda to return to nature

Critically endangered tortoises at HCMC pagoda to return to nature

Eleven endangered elongated tortoises, along with other rare turtle species kept at a pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, will be released back into the wild.
October 5, 2022 | 10:43 pm PT
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