A study warns of a catastrophic global decline in migratory fish populations, which have plummeted by over 80% since 1970. This dramatic drop, primarily due to dams, mining, water diversion, pollution, and habitat loss, threatens both humans and ecosystems. The findings call for stronger monitoring and enhanced efforts in river protection and restoration.

Rising temperatures have made Venezuela the first country in modern history to lose all its glaciers. By 2011, five glaciers had vanished, leaving only the Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, in the Sierra Nevada National Park. This final glacier has now melted so significantly that scientists have reclassified it as an ice field.

The British Cave Research Association (BCRA), in collaboration with the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park's Management Board, has announced the discovery of 22 new caves in Quang Binh province, central Vietnam.

World Water Day on March 22, 2023, was launched with the theme "Accelerating Change," emphasizing the role of water as the foundation for all aspects of life and the core of sustainable development in every nation. It also aimed to address the global water and sanitation crisis. Through this, it called upon the community to make a difference by changing how water is used, exploited, and managed in daily life.

Reclaimed land is land that has become barren or newly formed due to the deposition of silt. Reclaimed land along rivers and coastlines falls within the jurisdiction of the respective commune, ward, or town, and is managed by the People's Committee of that commune.

Recently, the Government issued Resolution No. 37/NQ-CP on March 17, 2023, which releases the Government's Action Program for implementing Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated June 16, 2022 of the fifth Central Party Committee meeting of the XIIIth Party Congress on the continued renovation, improvement of institutions and policies, and enhancement of land management and land use effectiveness.

"The establishment of the national marine spatial planning is a difficult and complex task, being carried out for the first time in Vietnam. Therefore, seeking opinions from relevant agencies, experts, scientists, and administrators is considered as a way to 'pave the way' for overcoming obstacles to ensure the quality of planning and to achieve a high level of consensus throughout society."