In the evening of June 4, in the Quy Nhon City, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MOLISA) in collaboration with Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, Binh Dinh People’s Committee organized the launching ceremony of “Action Month for Environment” in response to World Environment Day 05/6/2018 with the theme “Resolve plastic and plastic pollution” to call on the community to change the consumption habits and waste plastic, plastic
Attending the launching ceremony were Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan, Bui Thi Thanh – Vice Chairman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung – Member of Party Central Committee, Secretary of Binh Dinh Party Committee, Mr. Ho Quoc Dung – President of Binh Dinh People’s Committee, Caitlin Wiesen – National Director of the United Nations Development Program in Vietnam.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan delivered a speech at the launching ceremony of “Action Month for Environment” in response to World Environment Day on 05/6/2018.
Since 1972, World Environment Day has become a worldwide movement to increase human awareness and action on environmental protection. Every year, millions of people from more than 143 countries participate in the event, creating a positive change in international environmental policy as well as the behavior of the people on environmental protection.
World Environment Day in 2018 was organized by the United Nations with the theme “Resolving plastic and plastic pollution” in order to propagandize, mobilize and urge people to change their daily life habits in order to reduce the burden. Pollution of plastic and plastic waste to natural environment and human health.
Currently plastic products and plastic bags are popular items become familiar in the life of people. The introduction of plastic and plastic products brings benefits to human life but it is a major influence on the environment and human health.
Mr. Ho Quoc Dung – Chairman of Binh Dinh People’s Committee
According to the report “Plastic Situation” and “Our planet is engulfed in plastic pollution” by the United Nations Environment Program in 2018, around the world there are 1 million bottles of plastic purchased per minute, 05 trillion Plastic bags are consumed every year. With the current level of consumption, it is predicted that the world will have about 12 billion tons of plastic waste to be buried and disposed of in the environment by 2050. In Vietnam, according to the statistics, each household uses about 1kg of bags a month in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on average 80 tons of plastic and plastic waste per day. With its sustainability in nature, plastic waste and plastic bags are potentially high risk of environmental pollution, becoming a huge challenge for the community and society.
On April 11, 2013, the Prime Minister promulgated Decision No. 582 approving the scheme on enhancing the control of environmental pollution caused by biodegradable plastic bags in daily life up to 2020. On May 7, The Government issued Decision No. 491 approving the revision of the National Strategy for Integrated Management of Solid Waste to 2025, with a vision to 2050, including the content of plastic waste management and plastic bags.
At the launching ceremony, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in collaboration with Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, People’s Committee of Binh Dinh Province held the launching ceremony of “Action Month for Environment “Call on all levels, branches, socio-political organizations and individual people to take practical steps to change behavior and habits of using plastic bags to contribute to environmental improvement and protection. protect human health. I believe that with the right ideals of the Party, the State, the efforts of all levels of government, the collective action of the people, the business community and active support from national organizations. . We will achieve many achievements in environmental protection in general and to tackle pollution of plastic waste and plastic bags in particular, contributing to preserve the green planet of humanity and the sustainable development of the country.
Mr. Ho Quoc Dung – Chairman of Binh Dinh People’s Committee emphasized at the launching ceremony: Through the event “Month of Action for the Environment”, I propose agencies, mass organizations, organizations, individuals In the province, press agencies and local communities should take practical action to contribute to the protection of natural resources and the environment, which in essence protect our lives. By changing the habit of restricting the use of plastic bags, priority is given to using environmentally friendly products to improve our living environment right now.
Also at the launching event, Ms Caitlin Wiesen, Country Director for the United Nations Development Program in Viet Nam, said, “If we keep going as far as 2030, our oceans are more plastic than fish. . The simple act of refusing to use plastic bags, plastic once and reject things that can not be reused.
This year’s World Environment Day is an opportunity for people to affirm their determination, action and change of awareness to prevent and reverse plastic waste and plastic bags towards sustainable production and consumption. Step by step using biodegradable plastic bags using environmental friendly products in the daily life, contributing to environmental protection for sustainable development.
Source: moitruong24h
