Vice Chairman of the Provincial Veterans Association Le Hong Van said: Recognizing the importance of environmental protection, every year, the association at all levels has signed coordination documents with political and social organizations and relevant departments and branches in environmental protection work with specific provisions; integrating environmental protection content in the development of programs, plans and organizing implementation; at the same time, focusing on training to improve knowledge for members.
Since 2022, thousands of War Veterans Association members have been equipped with knowledge of the Law on Environmental Protection; many of the association's specialized training courses on new rural construction, agricultural, forestry and fishery promotion have all included environmental content. This is an important starting point to help each War Veterans Association member clearly understand their responsibilities and know how to mobilize the community to participate.
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Veterans of Quang Tri ward take care of construction and work at the neighborhood cultural house - Photo: H.Tr |
“After attending the training courses, we, the members of the Veterans Association, understand more clearly the harmful effects of waste and the benefits of living in a clean environment. From there, we mobilize our families, relatives, neighbors... to join hands to protect the environment from the smallest actions, such as: not littering, cleaning and sanitation around the place of residence and activities; participating in movements and campaigns on environmental protection, "Green Sunday", "Volunteer Saturday"... contributing to changing awareness, raising consciousness and spreading in the community", Mr. Le Quang Thao, Head of the Veterans Association, Ward 2, Quang Tri Ward shared.
From the increasing awareness of members about responsibilities and obligations in environmental protection, environmental protection models of the Veterans Association at all levels have also increased and operated effectively. Up to now, the whole province has had 182 environmental protection clubs of veterans, including 4 models of marine environmental protection; 752 veteran groups self-managing streets and villages; 36 veteran groups managing model roads and many special models such as: "Railway section taken care of by grandparents and grandchildren", eradicating golden apple snails, mimosa trees; establishing neighborhood, village, and hamlet security groups and propaganda groups on natural disaster and disease prevention...
During the 2022-2025 period, War Veterans Association members across the province donated over 250,000 square meters of land, contributed more than VND 4,700 million, more than 500,000 working days, cleared nearly 200km of roads, dredged more than 150km of canals, extended 190km of lighting lines and planted hundreds of thousands of trees.
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The "self-managed road" model of the Veterans Association of Quang Tri ward - Photo: H.Tr |
Each model is a creative way of doing things, suitable for each locality. From the coastal areas of Hai An, Cua Tung, Nhat Le, Bao Ninh to the plains of Hai Lang, Phong Nha, the mountainous areas of Huong Hoa, Dakrong… all have the strong imprint of the soldiers of the past.
However, in reality, some people's awareness of the importance of environmental protection is still limited; they have not yet seen all the immediate and long-term effects of environmental pollution; the collection, classification and treatment of waste in some residential areas, households and individuals are not in accordance with regulations such as transporting and burying waste and dead animals not following technical procedures; fishing with prohibited tools and equipment has not been completely stopped. In remote areas, coastal areas and remote rural areas, even in suburban areas, there are still animals roaming freely in living areas and sanitation facilities that do not ensure environmental hygiene...
“To keep Cua Tung beach (Cua Tung commune) clean and beautiful, especially during each tourist season, the Commune Veterans Association has arranged for Veterans Association members from villages to take turns weekly and monthly to support business households in collecting and processing a significant amount of waste. However, to ensure the collection and processing of waste in a hygienic manner, the association also hopes to have guidance, investment and coordination from relevant sectors and agencies to support the Commune Veterans Association to better perform its tasks, contributing to environmental protection,” said Nguyen Viet Quang, Vice Chairman of the Cua Tung Commune Veterans Association.
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Cua Tung Commune Veterans Association supports garbage collection, returning clean and beautiful landscape to Cua Tung beach - Photo: H.Tr |
According to Vice Chairman of the Provincial Veterans Association Le Hong Van, in order to effectively implement the goal of environmental protection and climate change prevention, in the coming time, the Veterans Association at all levels will continue to strengthen propaganda and mobilize members and people to participate in protecting natural landscapes and biodiversity; coordinate to organize training courses on environmental protection knowledge and waste treatment methods for members and people. At the same time, promote the effective operation of clubs and self-managed veteran groups on environment, village roads, security and order; develop and replicate good models and creative ways; pay special attention to establishing clubs and veteran groups to protect the marine environment, build veteran groups to manage model roads...
The goal of the Association of War Veterans of Quang Tri province in the coming time: Environmental protection activities are always associated with the task of helping each other reduce poverty and improve the economy; strive to reduce the rate of poor war veteran households by 4-4.5% each year, increase the rate of well-off and rich war veteran households to 65-70%; eliminate 40% of temporary houses; maintain the effective operation of existing clubs and models of war veteran environmental protection; establish 8-10 more war veteran clubs to protect the marine environment, 20-25 war veteran groups to manage model roads, bright - green - clean - beautiful.
“In particular, cadres and members of the Veterans Association must always be exemplary in leading the way in building neighborhoods, villages, hamlets, and residential areas with an environmentally friendly lifestyle; protecting, using natural resources reasonably and economically, minimizing the use of plastic bags and hard-to-decompose waste; not using destructive fishing gear; contributing efforts, finances and knowledge to protect the environment, actively planting more trees and ornamental plants. Enterprises owned by veterans must comply with food safety production and business, saying no to the use of products harmful to people, creatures and ecosystems. The Veterans Association at all levels will regularly monitor, inspect, and direct the implementation of environmental protection work; replicate effective models, new and creative ways of doing things; integrate interim and final summaries, experience drawing, and at the same time commend and reward collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the environmental protection movement,” Vice Chairman of the Provincial Veterans Association Le Hong Van emphasized. stronger
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Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/xa-hoi/202512/giu-gin-mau-xanh-cho-que-huong-97b0f91/
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