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Dead forests post-Yagi become fire spots

Dead forests post-Yagi become fire spots

A month after Typhoon Yagi's onslaught, around 117,000 ha of forests in Quang Ninh Province, home to UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay, were gradually dying, leaving 6 million tons worth of combustible material.
Golden autumn: Hue's mangrove forest in full bloom

Golden autumn: Hue's mangrove forest in full bloom

Trapped rare animals saved from Vietnam poachers

Trapped rare animals saved from Vietnam poachers

​Carbon credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year

​Carbon credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year

Vietnam is capable of selling some 40 million carbon credits for a revenue of US$200 million annually, the Department of Forestry has calculated.
March 3, 2024 | 11:18 pm PT
Too big to fall: Centuries-old 'Forest god' tree thrives despite deep gashes

Too big to fall: Centuries-old 'Forest god' tree thrives despite deep gashes

A centuries-old tree in the Central Highlands' Kon Tum Province has survived several cuts in its huge trunk even as its sheer size prevents it from being carried away.
February 26, 2024 | 04:36 pm PT
Forest fire breaks out in Sa Pa national park

Forest fire breaks out in Sa Pa national park

A forest fire has broken out at a national park in Lao Cai Province's Sa Pa town, and the difficult terrain is hindering firefighters' efforts.
February 19, 2024 | 08:59 pm PT
Carbon credit sales fetches Vietnam $51.5M

Carbon credit sales fetches Vietnam $51.5M

Vietnam has finalized the sale of 10.3 million tons of CO2 to the World Bank for US$51.5 million, a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.
December 28, 2023 | 10:00 pm PT
Da Nang forests slated for resorts, landfills

Da Nang forests slated for resorts, landfills

Da Nang is expected to convert around 80 ha of forest land into resorts, industrial complexes and landfills.
November 16, 2023 | 07:16 am PT
Vietnam's cashew 'capital' takes action to comply with EU's anti-deforestation regulations

Vietnam's cashew 'capital' takes action to comply with EU's anti-deforestation regulations

Binh Phuoc Province, dubbed as Vietnam's "capital" of cashew and rubber trees, has issued a document on the implementation of an action plan framework in response to the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR).
September 21, 2023 | 02:30 am PT
600-ha forest to be turned into dam

600-ha forest to be turned into dam

Authorities in the central Binh Thuan Province plan to use a 600-hectare natural forest area to build a reservoir.
September 4, 2023 | 01:00 am PT
Protection pine forest sabotaged tree by tree

Protection pine forest sabotaged tree by tree

Swathes of a protection pine forest in central Quang Tri Province have been sabotaged by people who steal the land and plant new trees for their own profit.
July 28, 2023 | 06:57 pm PT
Central Highlands losing forest bit by bit

Central Highlands losing forest bit by bit

The area of ​​natural forest in Vietnam's Central Highlands has decreased from 3.8 million to 2.1 million hectares over five decades.
April 6, 2023 | 05:34 pm PT
Vietnam province at risk of losing forest to bauxite mining

Vietnam province at risk of losing forest to bauxite mining

Lam Dong Province, home to Da Lat resort town, might lose 4,906 hectares of forest, of which 2,397 hectares are natural, to bauxite exploitation.
March 3, 2023 | 06:48 pm PT
The forbidden forest beside Vietnam fishing village

The forbidden forest beside Vietnam fishing village

A forest in Nam O fishing village in Da Nang has been barred from outside influences for generations, with citizens regarding the forest as a local treasure.
February 28, 2023 | 05:58 am PT
Central Highlands province wants to pull the plug on 4 hydropower plants

Central Highlands province wants to pull the plug on 4 hydropower plants

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has called on the government to scrap plans for four hydropower plants saying they would have an adverse impact on forests.
December 18, 2022 | 06:50 pm PT
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