Environment protection campaign launched nationwide

The HMCCYU has launched a five-month “Green Sundays” campaign to raise awareness of environmental protection nationwide, particularly in crowded residential areas, factories, agencies and schools.
Environment protection campaign launched nationwide ảnh 1Voluntary youths help clean the environment (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has launched a five-month“Green Sundays” campaign to raise awareness of environmental protection nationwide,particularly in crowded residential areas, factories, agencies and schools.

Localitieswill hold activities as part of the campaign on Sundays from March to July thisyear.

Inthe Youth Month in March, the “Green Sundays” campaign will be held in theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong, the northern mountainous province ofYen Bai, the northern port city of Hai Phong and the Mekong Delta city of CanTho.

Thecampaign will be implemented in all localities in June – the peak month of the voluntaryyouth summer campaign, and in response to the World EnvironmentDay (June 5). It will also take place on July 22 to mark war Martyrs' Day.

Numerousactivities will be held during the campaign, including publicity campaigns onenvironmental protection, climate change adaptation and volunteering to planttrees and flowers, among others.

Youthsin rural areas will help clean living environments and plant and take care ofmangrove forests in coastal areas in the north, the central region, the CentralHighlands and the Mekong Delta.

Voluntaryteams will be established to encourage people to sign environmental protectioncommitments, protect local rivers, build clean toilets, move livestock breedingfacilities away from houses and clean up neighbourhoods.

Meanwhile,youths in urban areas will distribute flyers calling on people to protect theenvironment, give out environmentally friendly carrier bags, collect garbage,plant trees and keep streets and rivers clean.

Theyare encouraged to launch initiatives to protect the ecosystem, collaborate withother bodies to handle violations of environmental laws and convince factories,enterprises and producers to agree to protect the environment and watersources.-VNA
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