Entering a decade of ecosystem restoration, Vietnam has developed new mechanisms, strategies, and programs to protect biodiversity, species and genes and restore the forest, ocean, and mangrove  ecosystems.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said, 'On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment calls on ministries, sectors, and localities to focus more on conserving and promoting values of biodiversity in Vietnam. In order to protect rare species we should absolutely abandon the use of species banned by laws, particularly the Law on Biodiversity Protection.'