This video provides images of the last healthy domesticated elephants in Dak Lak (the Central Highland) and a unique health-preserving festival for the elephants.

Vietnam's natural environment is diverse and beautiful in some localities 10/2023 - 04/2025.

Ako Dhong village, Tan Loi ward, Buon Ma Thuot city, after more than 60 years of establishment, has shaped its identity and become the tourist center of Buon Ma Thuot. This place is considered one of the most beautiful villages in the Central Highlands.

It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and the 11th most prominent mountain summit in the world.

Le Trinh, Institute for Environmental Science and Development (VESDEC),

prepared for the International Water Forum, Chungnam, Korea, 17 - 20^th 2017

 

Abstract
The Mekong River Delta (MD) with an area of 40,548 km² and a population of over 17.5 mil inhabitants, is the main food production region of Vietnam. In the MD there many big rivers and hundreds creeks and canals, creating favourable conditions for growth of biological resource, agriculture, fishery, waterway transport and human activities. However, this region is facing and will be challenged by the increased water pollution caused by the natural factors: high water flow in the rainy season, low flow and high salinity intrusion in the dry season; high acidity at acid sulfate soils areas and by human activities in water use, hydroelectric, industry, agriculture, aquaculture, waterway transport development f-rom the upstream countries and in the Delta, changed hydrological regime and cre-ated great amount of many types of wastes, polluting the water environment and damaging ecological resource.
 

Beside leading implementation of some above mentioned projects in 2013 VESDEC Director – President of Vietnam Association for Environmental Impact Assessment (Dr. Le Trinh, Ass.Prof.) has also conducted various other activities: