While analysts have repeatedly warned about the exhaustion of precious medicinal herbs, local authorities say they cannot do anything to stop herb exploitation because it is not prohibited by law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in the south end of Vietnam, Ca Mau Cape in Ca Mau province is a place that every Vietnamese aspires to travel to at least once in their life.

Major forest fires have been occurring every year since 2010 in Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces, which have gradually reduced the vast forests to ashes.

Investors always reason the local economic development when registering rubber growing projects. However, they just try to make profit for themselves by exploiting rich forests and selling precious wood.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plant (Mimosa pigra L.), one of the world's worst invasive species, is developing rapidly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, but local authorities have not taken measures to thoroughly destroy the shrub.

VietNamNet Bridge – Imposing wooden charnel houses are one of the unique architectural traditions of the Central Highlands. However, as the forests in the region grow increasingly depleted, these structures may soon be relegated to the past.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The forests along the Viet Nam-Laos border were once home to many wild elephants. But today, barely 100 remain.

VietNamNet Bridge – Demand for farmland may strip the Greater Mekong region of a third of its remaining forest cover over the next two decades without swift government action,

Tens of hectares of the forests in Ba Vi district in Hanoi have been eliminated to give place to luxurious villas.