Environmental news
02/03/2026INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO CONTROL POLLUTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
On the morning of March 2, 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE), in coordination with the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), organized the Regional Pollution Forum (RPF) with the theme “Addressing Pollution to Improve Community Health.” The forum took place over two days, […]
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06/03/2026SCALING UP THE GREEN AGRICULTURE MODEL: LESSONS FROM THOSE WHO SUCCEEDED
After the project “Air Pollution and Open Burning in Agriculture in Vietnam,” implemented by GAHP in collaboration with VACNE with funding from Defra, alternative models to open burning in agriculture in Vietnam have demonstrated that rice straw is not “waste” that needs to be discarded, but rather a resource capable of generating economic and environmental […]
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06/03/2026FROM SMOKE AND DUST TO A “CLEAR” SKY
Burning rice straw after harvest used to be a common practice in many rural areas of Vietnam, but it causes numerous environmental and health consequences. Since 2022, the model “limiting open burning of agricultural residues” has been piloted by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), in coordination with the Vietnam Association for Conservation […]
