Legal proceedings commenced against endangered animal protection violators
Police in the southern province of Dong Nai on January 13 decided to commence legal proceedings against a man for violating regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals.
Dong Nai (VNA) – Police in the southernprovince of Dong Nai on January 13 decided to commence legal proceedingsagainst a man for violating regulations on protection of endangered, preciousand rare animals.
Tran Van Binh was arrested on December 26 while hewas transporting a 21kg king cobra. He failed to prove the origin of the snake.
The 31-year-old man confessed that he was hired by aperson to transport the cobra from Trang Bom district to a market in Vinh Tancommune, Vinh Cuu district for 200,000 VND (8.67 USD).
On January 9, local police also launched legalproceedings against 31-year-old Le Thi Kim Mo, residing in Vinh Cuu district,who was caught on December 30 transporting a 2.1kg pangolin.
The woman said she bought the pangolin at a price of2.4 million VND and intended to sell it.
In 2019, the Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV)recorded 1,777 violations related to wild animal protection.
The figure includes 146 transporting, 979 tradingand advertising, and 610 illegal captivity cases.
The penalty for trafficking, trading and capturingwild animals in 2019 was increased from the previous years./.
The Hanoi People’s Court on June 1 sentenced Nguyen Van Pho to five years in prison for violating regulations on the protection of endangered, precious and rare animals.
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Conservation efforts to restore habitat and boost the population of red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park are finally showing progress, with the cranes and many other rare wild birds coming back to the park.
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Transitioning to a circular economy not only offers a sustainable development path for Ho Chi Minh City but also serves as a pivotal step toward establishing a fully green economy.
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Regional solidarity and cooperation are the key factor for the effective implementation of wildlife protection regulations. Only through sustainable cooperation, innovative approaches, and collective action can biodiversity be safeguarded for the present and future generations, an Vietnamese official has said.
Hanoi has approved a comprehensive plan to restore the environmental quality and develop four major urban rivers – the To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu, and Set reverine environments.
The Javan pangolin is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book as critically endangered and is protected under Group IB – a category reserved for forest species facing an extremely high risk of extinction and requiring strict conservation measures.
As a key member of the core group of 18 countries, initiated by Vanuatu, Vietnam engaged in advocating for the UN General Assembly’s Resolution N.77/276, requesting for the ICJ’s advisory opinion. Following the resolution's adoption, Vietnam fully participated in all procedural steps for the first time, from submitting written proposals to presenting directly at the court’s hearings.
The wild elephant population in Da Nang includes a full developed herb of mature males, females, and calves. To date, the herd has grown to nine individuals.
Conservation efforts here have become a model, helping to save millions of turtle hatchlings and promoting Con Dao as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia Turtle Site Network.
As part of its drive to fulfil its net zero emissions commitment by 2050, Vietnam is fast-tracking the development of a legal corridor to launch a pilot carbon market by the end of 2025, according to the Department of Climate Change.
Under the plan, from 2025 to 2026, the city will complete mechanisms and policies to support businesses in switching to green vehicles, expand the electric and green-energy bus network, and build charging stations. The targeted proportion of green buses is set at 10% in 2025 and 20–23% in 2026.
Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Illustrative image (Source: Reuters) 
