Toyota Vietnam joins hands in developing green schools

Toyota Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd (TVM) will plant 1,000 trees in eight secondary and primary schools in Vinh Phuc, Nghe An and Dong Nai provinces as part of the programme “Toyota chung tay xanh hoa hoc duong” (Toyota joins hands for green schools) launched in Vinh Phuc province on April 4.
Toyota Vietnam joins hands in developing green schools ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)
 
Hanoi (VNA) – Toyota Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd. (TVM) will plant 1,000 trees in eight secondary and primary schools in VinhPhuc, Nghe An and Dong Nai provinces as part of the programme “Toyota chung tayxanh hoa hoc duong” (Toyota joins hands for green schools) launched in VinhPhuc province on April 4.

Speaking at the event, Nguyen Viet Dung from the Vietnam EnvironmentAdministration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)said that the programme will create a tree planting movement nationwide,especially at schools.

He added that through the programme, the MoNRE hopes for greater involvement oflocal people, organisations, schools and armed forces in afforestation andforest protection.

The programme will be carried out annually and more trees will be grown to createa clean and fresh environment, he highlighted.

Meanwhile, Toru Kinoshita, General Director of the TVM, said that theprogramme, held for the first time in line with the orientation of JapaneseToyota Motor Corporation, will contribute to the global environment’ssustainable development.

Aiming to raise public awareness of environment protection, the company attachesspecial importance to educating young generations about environment improvementin Vietnam.

Since its establishment in Vietnam in 1995, the TVM has made efforts to carryout social activities in numerous areas, especially environment protection witha line-up of meaningful programmes like using biogas for small-scaleelectricity energy production, ecological village building, and the televisionprogramme Green Journey.-VNA

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