Rally in response to World Environment Day June 5

* Community fund for natural disaster prevention plants 4,400 mangrove trees at Nha Mat beach

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Ngo Vu Thang spoke at the ceremony.

Department of Agriculture and Environment (right cover) presented a symbolic plaque to donate 50 trash bins to the District People's Committee.

On the morning of June 5, at Hoa Binh Town (Hoa Binh District), the Department of Agriculture and Environment coordinated with the People's Committee of Hoa Binh District to organize a rally in response to World Environment Day June 5, Action Month for the Environment, and Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2025.

Attending the rally were comrades: Cao Duc Phat - former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , Director of the Community Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention; Ngo Vu Thang - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of provincial departments and branches and more than 300 union members - youth, cadres, soldiers and local people.

Speaking at the rally, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Ngo Vu Thang emphasized that environmental protection work in the province has recently achieved quite good results such as: the tree planting movement has been increasingly interested, the rate of household waste collection has increased, waste treatment models have been replicated. However, the classification of household waste at source and solid waste treatment have not been invested in; waste treatment plants do not meet standards, water pollution caused by living and production activities has negatively affected the ecological environment.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that all levels, sectors and people need to be more aware of protecting the environment and natural resources; protecting and developing forests, seas and islands. In particular, special attention should be paid to reducing plastic waste; applying advanced, environmentally friendly technology in recycling and waste treatment; effectively implementing the movement against plastic pollution as well as giving up the habit of littering, raising the sense of responsibility of the community.

Representative of BIDV Bank, Bac Lieu branch, sponsored 1 billion VND to the Community Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention

In Vietnam, it is estimated that about 1.8 million tons of plastic waste is generated each year, but only about 27% of the waste is recycled, the rest is buried or burned, causing waste of resources and posing many potential environmental risks. With the theme "Combating Plastic Pollution", World Environment Day 2025 calls on the global community to take drastic action to address plastic waste; emphasizing the urgency of the fight against plastic waste, which is causing serious damage to the ecological environment, biodiversity and global public health.

Comrade Cao Duc Phat - Community Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention (second from right) plants trees in Nha Mat coastal area.

On this occasion, BIDV Bank, Bac Lieu branch, sponsored 1 billion VND for the Community Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention to implement a project to plant forests to overcome the consequences of natural disasters, with 4,400 mangrove trees in the coastal area of ​​Nha Mat ward; the Department of Agriculture and Environment presented a symbolic plaque of 50 trash cans (240 liters) to the District People's Committee.

After the rally, delegates, youth union members and people joined forces to clean up the environment, exchange plastic waste for necessities, and plant trees.

News and photos: HT

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