On January 20th, the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province solemnly launched the Green Sunday campaign 2019 at a ceremony themed "Take action for a green - clean - bright province". Attending the ceremony were Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Bui Thanh Ha; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chief of the National Assembly Delegation of Thua Thien Hue province Phan Ngoc Tho and nearly 1.200 Youth Union members in entire province.
The German award for sustainable urban development is annually given to the organizations, businesses and individuals that make great contributions to environmental protection and sustainable development. This year, the award was firstly given to the global cities that are twinned with German ones, and Hoi An city (Quang Nam province, Vietnam) was chosen as one of the two cities to be honoured.
The Hoi An fair has just been opened in Son Pho park (Hoi An city, Quang Nam province) for the first time. There are 30 stalls including agricultural and handicraft products, food, comestics, fresh and organic products in this fair.
Huế City in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế received 20 smart rubbish bins from tyre manufacturer Bridgestone on Monday.
More than one thousand people participated in the Vietnam Clean Air Days 2018 in Hanoi from December 22-23.
The Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) and the Vietnam Environment Administration jointly launched a programme, entitled “For the national green environment”, in Hanoi on December 8 aiming to raise public awareness of acting for ‘green’ purposes.
Through the Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance (HLCBA), a USAID funded initiative to address the environmental problems in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago, IUCN and its partners are influencing the business sector, especially boat cruises and travel agents, to raise awareness on the importance of reducing plastic waste pollution, and to promote responsible business practices.
(TITC) – Viet Nam is severely affected by climate change, many tourist destinations are at risk of disappearance due to flooding and extreme weather.
"A lot of garbage, mainly nylon bags scattered everywhere, from the water surface to the bottom of Tam Giang lagoon ... It is time to review and appeal for protecting the ecosystem and the living environment", many young people participated in collecting garbage in Tam Giang lagoon, Ngu My Thanh village, Quang Loi commune (Quang Dien district) said
Plastics and solid waste will be turned into artworks with the aim of protecting the environment, as part of the project World without Waste, launched by UNESCO on Wednesday in Hà Nội.