Spread the message of ‘green’ action for the environment and homeland

Use recycled materials, act for nature – our responsibility is two of the slogans promoting World Environment Day and Environmental Action Month 2021.

Picture for illustration purposes only. (Source: VNA) To effectively organize activities in response to “World Oceans Day, Vietnam Sea and Islands Week; On World Environment Day and Action Month for the Environment in 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued 19 propaganda slogans to widely spread the green message, contributing to the realization of the “double goal” – medium epidemic prevention and control, while protecting the environment and developing socio-economic. Information to reporters of VietnamPlus Online Newspaper on the afternoon of June 3, a representative of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said with the theme “Ocean: Life and Livelihood,” this year’s World Oceans Day (June 8). delivering a message highlighting the diversity of marine ecosystems, spreading the meaning of the ocean to human livelihoods and the living resources of species on Earth. Along with spreading the above message, Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2021 (from June 1 to 8) is also selected with the theme “Protecting oceans and sustainable development of marine livelihoods in Vietnam.” This is one of the goals set out to concretize the contents of the Government’s Resolution 26/NQ-CP on promulgating the Master Plan and the Government’s 5-year plan to implement Resolution No. 36-NQ. /TW of the Eighth Conference of the 12th Party Central Committee on the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam’s Marine Economy to 2030, with a Vision to 2045. To effectively implement response activities World Oceans Day , Vietnam Sea and Islands Week, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued 9 propaganda slogans, including: Protecting the sovereignty of sea and islands is the responsibility and obligation of each citizen; join hands to contribute to the homeland sea and island; Hoang Sa and Truong Sa are always in our hearts; unite, take initiative in overcoming difficulties in maintaining Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and islands; Green economy for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s seas and islands. The next slogan is to ensure people’s livelihood for sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy; take action for the sustainable development of oceans and marine ecosystems; sustainable development of the marine economy – no one is left behind; Protecting oceans from plastic is protecting our future. Picture for illustration purposes only. (Source: VNA) For World Environment Day and Action Month for the Environment, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said that in 2021, the United Nations Environment Program chooses the theme of World Environment Day (June 5) as “Revival of the World Environment Day”. ecosystem recovery” with the message of gathering and solidarity to protect and revive ecosystems, for the benefit of people and nature. So, in response to the theme World Environment Day this year, implementing the United Nations’ commitment to Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), promoting activities to reverse the degradation of ecosystems and protect our country’s environment, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued 10 main propaganda slogans such as: Living in harmony with nature – conservation of biodiversity; The Earth needs us! let’s unite against climate change; prevent and reverse the loss of biodiversity ecosystems. In particular, the slogans also aim to change behavior from small things such as: use utensils from recycled materials; fishing in the wrong way destroys the biological balance; using green raw materials is contributing to environmental protection; environmental pollution from the use of pesticides, single-use plastic products and non-biodegradable plastic bags; rational use of biodiversity resources; biodiversity – life sustaining journey; act for nature – our responsibility. On that basis, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment called on ministries, departments, branches, central and local mass organizations, organizations and individuals to jointly come up with initiatives to restore Vietnam’s ecosystem at the same time. determined to act synchronously to implement the following solutions based on nature; building and implementing circular economy models, sustainable use and optimization of natural resources. At the local level, the locality needs to thoroughly solve the problems Environmental pollution from waste, garbage; collect waste on both sides and on sea water, rivers, streams, ponds and lakes, restore vegetation on wetlands; control fishing activities in a sustainable way; encouraging the implementation of environmental protection works, serving the interests of the community…/.