Training on propaganda to prevent and combat crimes related to biodiversity and African Swine Fever

Attending the opening ceremony of the Conference were Mr. Hoang Minh Phuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Information, Ministry of Information and Communications , Head of the Conference Organizing Committee; Mr. Truong Hoai Anh - Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Dak Lak province; Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hiep, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Dak Lak province, Deputy Head of the Conference Organizing Committee; representatives of the Department of Grassroots Information, Ministry of Information and Communications and the Department of Information and Communications of Dak Lak province.

Delegates and students attending the Conference

The conference was attended by nearly 200 students representing the district-level Department of Culture and Information, the district-level Center for Communication - Culture - Sports ; the district-level Radio - Television Station and the commune-level Radio Station of Dak Lak province.

The conference participants will be introduced to topics such as: Propaganda on preventing and combating biodiversity crimes; Propaganda on preventing and combating African swine fever; Application of digital technology in producing radio programs for grassroots radio stations.

The project “Strengthening the prevention and combat of biodiversity crimes by 2030, with a vision to 2050” was developed and implemented to raise public awareness and the effectiveness of the prevention and combat of biodiversity-related crimes. This is an important step in protecting the country’s environment and natural resources, while demonstrating determination to respond to the major challenges of the times.

Mr. Hoang Minh Phuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Information, Ministry of Information and Communications delivered the opening speech at the Conference.

In addition to the issues of preventing and combating biodiversity crimes, the issue of preventing and combating African Swine Fever is currently very complicated nationwide. African Swine Fever is a very dangerous infectious disease caused by a virus. The African Swine Fever virus only infects and causes disease in pigs (sows, boars, pigs and piglets), including wild boars. The disease can spread very quickly and widely, due to contact between healthy animals and animals, animal products, food, drinking water, waste, tools, means of transport, insects, etc. carrying the pathogen.

According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, since the beginning of the year, the country has had over 660 outbreaks of African Swine Fever in 44 provinces and cities, forcing the destruction of over 42,400 pigs, especially in the provinces of Bac Kan, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Hoa Binh, Son La, Quang Nam and Long An... causing losses to farmers. The disease is currently on the rise, with a high risk of widespread spread, which could affect food supplies, consumer price indexes and the environment.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Viet Ha - officer of the Department of Environmental Crime Prevention and Control, Ministry of Public Security presented the topic of Propaganda on preventing and combating biodiversity crimes.

Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Mr. Hoang Minh Phuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Information, Ministry of Information and Communications, Head of the Conference Organizing Committee, said that although mass media, the Internet, and social networks are currently developing strongly, grassroots information is still one of the indispensable channels of information and propaganda, with many advantages at the grassroots level, still providing a large amount of practical information to people at the grassroots level every day and every hour. The Ministry of Information and Communications always appreciates the sense of responsibility, dedication, and creativity of the grassroots information team in the past time, who have persistently, diligently, and actively propagated and informed the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies, and information on the direction and administration of local Party committees and authorities, as well as current information on activities and the socio-economic situation of the country and each locality.

The conference is an activity to improve the quality and further promote the role of the team of grassroots information workers in Dak Lak province in preventing and combating crimes related to biodiversity and preventing and combating African Swine Fever, contributing to the successful implementation of information and propaganda tasks to local people./.

Source: https://mic.gov.vn/tap-huan-tuyen-truyen-phong-chong-toi-pham-ve-da-dang-bi-hoc-va-benh-dich-ta-lon-chau-phi-197240819100701433.htm