Skip to content Vietnam’s environment is both its attraction and its problem. These pages cover what has gone wrong and the protected places worth a day out.
Pollution and war legacy
- Thi Vai River pollution in 2008: the Vedan case and the aftermath.
- Vedan pollution case and a storm warning: the 2008 round-up.
- Agent Orange and dioxin: where cleanup stands.
- Unexploded ordnance: clearance and safety.
Weather, floods and erosion
- Rainy season in Vietnam: south, central and north.
- Heavy rain in Saigon: storms and flooded streets.
- Hanoi floods, 2008 and 2009: what happened and what followed.
- Cua Dai beach, Hoi An: erosion in 2026.
Protected areas
- Can Gio mangrove forest: the biosphere reserve south of Saigon.
- Nam Cat Tien National Park: lowland forest north of Saigon.
- Cuc Phuong National Park: primates and trails near Ninh Binh.