While Vietnam is ranked 16th among the countries possessing the highest biodiversity globally with rare and precious genetic resources, the country is facing a rapid degradation of biodiversity and other great challenges such as environmental pollution, land degradation, ocean plastic waste and other extreme impacts of climate change.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) launched a new task force to promote innovation and catalyze investment in effective solutions for reducing plastic waste and pollution in Vietnam.

Vietnam and the UK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on implementing the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund to promote a sustainable economy and protect the environment downstream of the Mekong River.

To promote the circular economy for plastics, it requires a consensus of all stakeholders, from plastic producers and plastic waste management companies to the community, heard a seminar in Hanoi on April 12.

VOV.VN - Local residents in Ho Chi Minh City and Hue City turned off lights for an hour on March 25 evening to mark Earth Hour 2023.

Vietnam ranked fourth out of 20 countries with the largest volume of plastic waste discharged into the sea.

VOV.VN - Vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City administration Bui Xuan Cuong on March 2 received Nicholas Kolesch, vice president of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) and Peter Loach, country director of the SNV Netherlands Development Organization in Vietnam, to examine cooperation in plastic waste treatment.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Tourism Association, the Institute of Strategy, Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, and the UN Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam jointly kicked off the project "Reducing plastic waste in Vietnam's tourism industry” at a ceremony on February 16.

VOV.VN - A wide range of special activities were held at the Installation Art Festival in Hoi An on December 22 as part of efforts to reduce plastic waste with the aim of protecting the marine environment.

VOV.VN - While waste collection is an unsteady job with limited hygienic conditions, informal labourers – mostly women – play a crucial role in the plastic waste segregation at source and collection in Vietnam.