However, experts from the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam (WWF Vietnam) said that Vietnam's biodiversity is degrading. Pham Minh Thao, Director of WWF Vietnam's Program Development said that the degradation of natural ecosystems greatly affects the supply chains of food, energy, infrastructure and transportation as well as people's lives. She attributed the degradation to population growth, changes in land use, unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, impacts of global climate change and environmental pollution. Hoang Thi Thanh Nhan, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Department said preventing biodiversity loss in Vietnam not only fulfills national targets but also contributes to achieving global goals. This year, the Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Department will conduct assessment of the 15-year implementation of Law on Biodiversity, Thao said, elaborating that it will create foundation for proposing amendments to the 2008 Law on Biodiversity.

Source: Viet Nam News March 13, 2024 20:14 UTC