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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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06/03/2026FROM 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 […]
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28/01/2026CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NETWORK
Recently, at the Center for Community Capacity Development, Culture and Civilization (Nhan Van), a consultation meeting was held on the proposal to establish the Environmental Health Network, organized by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) in coordination with relevant stakeholders. In the context of increasing environmental pollution in Vietnam particularly air […]
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25/09/2025EPP-VN PROGRAM: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN VIETNAM
25/9/2025 – Vietnam’s agricultural sector, despite its pivotal role in the economy and rural livelihoods, is still facing increasing challenges to the environment and public health. Another harmful practice is the open burning of straw. Burning straw releases PM2.5, carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), nitrous oxide (N₂O), and many other greenhouse gases, contributing to air […]
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12/04/2018Oil Spill Kills More Than 2,400 Animals
An unclear amount of oil has leaked into Colombia’s waterways, and environmental activists are saying an oil company is to blame. At the beginning of March, an oil well in northern Colombia burst, spewing an unclear amount of oil into the Magdalena River, a principal waterway that flows about 950 miles northward through the western half of the […]
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29/03/2018Kids’ pages on oil in the sea
Several agencies and organizations working to prevent discharges of oils into the marine and coastal environment offer educational material and special activities for children and students. The overall purpose of these efforts is to make young people familiar with the marine environment, make them care about it, and understand the consequences of abusing it. Several […]
