Vietnam plans to develop a uniform and modern environmental monitoring system, which is able to observe the environment in key areas and monitor biodiversity at natural reserves, according to a national plan for environmental monitoring for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, which was approved by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha recently.
The system is expected to keep a close watch on the developments of the environmental quality and help improve the environmental forecast capacity.
During the 2021-2030 period, Vietnam wants to maintain the existing 19 continuous automatic air quality monitoring stations, install 18 others, and complete 31 environmental and air monitoring systems across the country.
The newly-approved plan also requires the initiation of an automated air mercury monitoring network, and building monitoring networks for surface water, river mouth water, seawater, soil quality, underground water, acid deposition, and biodiversity.
By 2050, Vietnam will enhance investments and apply state-of-the-art technologies to the monitoring system to better serve the forecast activities.
(Vietnam Plus English [1])