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As Vietnam is among the most threatened countries by climate change, the state and people take decisive action, photo Le Toan The government has promulgated Resolution No.06/NQ-CP on the Action Programme on continuing the implementation of Resolution No.24-NQ/TW by the 11th Party Central Committee on active response to climate change, improvement of natural resource management, and environmental protection. The action programme, to be implemented until 2025, lays a foundation for ministries, agencies, and localities to formulate and implement their own plans on responding to climate change while strengthening natural resource management and environmental protection. Under the programme, efforts are to be made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7.3 per cent below the business-as-usual scenario by 2025, and achieve 5-7 per cent in energy conservation out of gross energy consumption. To this end, some key solutions are to be taken. Specifically, the government orders ministries and agencies to formulate and implement sturdy policies on shifting to digital economy, and development and expansion of models on circular economy, green economy, and low-carbon economy. In addition to an increase in state budget in investing into responding to climate change, and managing natural resources and the environment, the government will have a flexible mechanism on allocating the use of natural resources under a market mechanism. Notably, the government will “develop markets for environmental goods and services, the carbon market, public-private partnership models, and green credits and green bonds, as well as mobilise investment capital from non-state sources,” according to Resolution 06. To enable investors, Resolution 06 stressed that a number of related laws will be revised soon, including the Law on Land 2013, the Law on Minerals 2010, and the Law on Efficient Use and Saving Energy, as well as many other related documents. Championing the cause Disaster …

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The 5-star ALMA Resort developed by Paradise Bay Resort Co. Ltd. has been officially voted as one of the top 10 best resort projects in Vietnam in 2020 by Vietnam Real Estate online magazine, or reatimes.vn. The year 2020 ended on a positive note for Vietnam with the national GDP rising 2.91 percent, but the COVID-19 pandemic remained complicated, with the world economy being mired in difficulties. The Vietnamese tourism industry is still making constant efforts to resist the destructive power of the pandemic. 2020 was a bleak year for all branches of tourism, but it also showed the adaptability and flexibility of the entire industry. During this difficult time, the construction of ALMA Resort was completed and it was officially put into operation in December 2019. While ensuring measures against the pandemic, ALMA Resort welcomed thousands of families in 2020, with a peak room occupancy rate of up to 80 percent. For such a new resort to have such a desirable number of guests, ALMA Resort has operated under the model of vacation ownership in which most of the customers already booked their stay for a couple of years in advance. Despite its new operation of less than two years, ALMA Resort and ALMA vacation ownership products have obtained different remarkable achievements and given customers a good impression. A view of ALMA Resort in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam Located in a prime location on an area of 30 hectares at Bai Dai, one of the 10 most beautiful beaches on the planet in Cam Lam, Khanh Hoa Province, ALMA Resort looks like a peaceful green oasis with an impressive architecture of tropical vibes. With the advantage of a nearly 1km stretch adjacent to the beach, ALMA is designed with unique architecture, providing customers with an optimal sea view from nearly 400 apartments and 200 resort villas. Each apartment is equipped with modern amenities for families of five to nine people, ensuring the luxury resort space and …

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Master plans built to promote the efficient use of marine space , resources. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment hosted an online conference on March 4 discussing the building of a national marine space plan and a master plan on the exploitation and sustainable use of coastal resources in 2021-2030 and vision to 2045. According to General Director of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi, the multidisciplinary plans are being developed under an integrated and ecosystem-based approach, serving the orientation and establishment of plans for using marine space and resolving inadequacies in marine use, thereby balancing economic development, national defence and security, and marine ecosystem protection. The master plan s are prepared on the basis of integrating national master plans relating to the sea, with adjustments made to address conflicting and overlapping issues in the maritime space. They cover coastal areas, islands, archipelagos, territorial waters, and airspace under Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction. The national marine space plan aims to ensure the efficient exploitation and sustainable use of marine resources and islands on the basis of a harmonious combination of socio-economic development and environmental protection, defence and security, and foreign affairs and international cooperation in coastal areas, islands, archipelagos, territorial waters, and airspace under Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction. Meanwhile, the master plan on the exploitation and sustainable use of coastal resources in 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 covers coastal waters to an outer boundary of about 6 nautical miles from the coast and the coastal areas of communes, wards, and towns in 28 coastal provinces and centrally-run cities. However, to ensure the integrity of important ecosystems and habitats, and to pay due …

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