Seven-day challenge encourages sustainable lifestyle

The seven-day Challenge – Eat, Move, and Live Sustainably was launched in Hanoi on April 10 in response to Earth Day 2018 (April 22) themed “End Plastic Pollution”.
Seven-day challenge encourages sustainable lifestyle ảnh 1At the launch ceremony (Source:  Internet)
Hanoi (VNA) – The seven-day Challenge – Eat, Move,and Live Sustainably was launched in Hanoi on April 10 in response to Earth Day2018 (April 22) themed “End Plastic Pollution”.

The event, co-organised by the United Nations, the SwedishEmbassy in Vietnam and the Live & Learn Environmental Education Centre,calls on people to live, eat and move smartly and sustainably to improve lifequality. It has three spells, starting from April 10, April 17 or April 24 andlast for a week.

UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra said theUN Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development requires not only commitments ofgovernments but also strong efforts of 7 billion people worldwide.

Vietnamese singer My Linh, Ambassador of the campaign,talked about her family’s lifestyle in scientific and eco-friendly way.

During the challenge, participants could eat vegan or chooselocally-grown produce, travel by bicycles or go walking instead of ridingvehicles with fossil fuel, or seek ways to save energy and reduce wastes athome.-VNA
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