Story | 28 Jan, 2022
Growing floating rice in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta provides increased financial returns to farmers
A pilot study on 93 hectares around the Lang Sen Wetlands Nature Reserve found that there is a high potential to further scale-up flood-based agriculture to provide economic benefits to farmers, while simultaneously decreasing negative…
Story | 10 Jan, 2022
Bangkok, Thailand, 13 December 2021: Siam City Cement Group (SCCC Group) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) extended their partnership for another three years at a signing…
Story | 25 Nov, 2021
Strengthening local capacity to monitor migratory waterbirds in northern Viet Nam
Written by Le Trong Trai and Yong Ding Li
Story | 27 Oct, 2021
Scaling-up flood-friendly livelihoods to strengthen climate change resilience in the Mekong Delta
Facing impacts from extreme droughts and floods as a result of climate change, authorities and local farmers in Long An Province, Viet Nam have developed and implemented climate change adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of the local communities and their livelihoods. The measures…
Story | 05 Oct, 2021
Businesses take action to reduce plastic waste towards Hoi An – A green destination
Hoi An in Quang Nam Province is a world-famous tourist destination. But because of covid, the town has received far fewer visitors. The total number of tourists visiting Viet Nam fell by 99%, from 2 million in early 2020 to 15,000 in October 2021 [1].
Story | 27 Sep, 2021
Viet Nam should save the Sekong – for its own benefit
Covid travel restrictions mean that for the past 18 months or so there have been fewer eyes and ears reporting on environmental conditions in the region. This may explain why we failed to spot that the state-owned construction company Song Da 6 has…
Story | 14 Jul, 2021
Climate change - a new challenge for young staff of Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve, Viet Nam
Mr. Phan Cong Nguyen, a young researcher at the reserve, reflects on the site’s values, the impacts of climate change, and how his work will influence the future of the site.
Story | 06 Jul, 2021
From 24 to 28 of April, researchers from Nong Lam University and University of Science Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam visited the Tra Su Melaleuca forest to interview the local communities and understand the resources they rely on within the wetland.…
Story | 06 May, 2021
Businesses consultation discusses draft decree on Extended Producer Responsibility
On December 18th 2020, IUCN, in collaboration Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) held a consultation workshop to get feedback on the draft decree of the newly established Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for…
Story | 13 Apr, 2021
In 2020, with the financial support from the Coca Cola Foundation, IUCN Viet Nam has supported upstream communities in Mekong Delta to pilot some flood-based-livelihood models in support of water retention and adapt to climate change. These livelihood models are implemented in combination with…