Many officers, soldiers and people participated in picking up trash and cleaning up Kim Son beach in Ninh Binh.

On June 12, at Con Noi, Kim Son District People's Committee coordinated with Ninh Binh Department of Natural Resources and Environment, relevant sectors and units to launch a campaign to clean up the sea, responding to World Environment Day, Vietnam Sea and Islands Week - World Oceans Day 2024.

The launching ceremony to clean up the islands at Con Noi (Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province) on the morning of June 12. Photo: NM

This is an activity in response to World Environment Day, Vietnam Sea and Islands Week - World Oceans Day 2024 in Ninh Binh province. Photo: NM

It is known that Kim Son is the only coastal district of Ninh Binh province, with a high economic growth rate with the advantage of a coastline of more than 18km, endowed by nature with aquatic resources, seafood, potential for sea tourism, maritime transport...

That also poses many challenges, facing risks due to the impacts of climate change, rising sea levels, unsustainable resource exploitation activities, environmental pollution and degradation of marine ecosystems.

Delegates, officers, soldiers... collect and pick up trash at Con Noi (Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province). Photo: NM

Plastic bags, water hyacinth stems, leaves... drifting onto Con Noi will be cleaned up. Photo: NM

Mr. Tran Anh Khiem - Vice Chairman of Kim Son District People's Committee said: "Kim Son District has been promoting the implementation of Resolution No. 11 dated June 26, 2022 of the Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee on sustainable development of the Kim Son coastal economic zone, period 2022-2030.

In which, environmental protection work in general and marine environmental protection work in particular are focused on and directed resolutely.

Garbage is collected by people in sacks for centralized treatment. Photo: NM

Kim Son District People's Committee has implemented many activities with the cooperation and contribution of all classes of people, thus achieving positive results such as: "Green Saturday, Clean Sunday"; general cleaning activities, periodic garbage collection in village roads, hamlets, streets;...

At the same time, environmental protection work in new rural construction has had positive changes in building bright, green, clean and beautiful landscapes... With the results achieved by Kim Son district, the landscape in the district has been changing to become more beautiful, greener and cleaner.

At the launch ceremony, about 2 tons of various types of waste were collected and taken for treatment. Photo: NM

Vice Chairman of Kim Son District People's Committee Tran Anh Khiem requested: Agencies, organizations, individuals; departments, branches, sectors, Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations of the district to strengthen leadership and direction;

As well as raising the responsibility of leaders of local Party committees, authorities, agencies and units in performing the tasks of managing, exploiting and rationally using marine resources.

In addition, further promoting the role and responsibility of the community to protect and preserve marine and island resources and environment for the goal of sustainable development...

Source: https://danviet.vn/dong-dao-can-bo-chien-sy-nhan-dan-tham-gia-nhat-rac-ve-sinh-lam-sach-vung-bien-kim-son-o-ninh-binh-20240612154532861.htm