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| Giving national flags and life jackets to offshore fishermen |
This event was supported by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam through the project “Hue – Plastic-reduced smart cities in Central Vietnam”.
The launching ceremony responded to World Environment Day (June 5th) and Action Month for the Environment 2025 with the theme “Prevent plastic pollution”, as well as the Vietnam Sea and Island Week 2025, themed “Green Technology for Sustainable Oceans”, in alignment with World Oceans Day’s message: “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us”. These efforts aim to rally community action toward reducing plastic pollution and marine debris while protecting the natural environment.
Recognized as a “National green city” and “ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City”, Hue has prioritized environmental protection in recent years. The city has made efforts in urban greening, green tourism development, and efficient waste and water treatment. The public lighting system is being upgraded for smart operations, using renewable energy and environmentally friendly building materials.
To become a “heritage, cultural, ecological, scenic, environmentally friendly, and smart” city, the government has launched and implemented various initiatives and campaigns to make Hue increasingly greener, cleaner, and more beautiful.
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| Participants picking up trash along Vinh Thanh Beach, Phu Vang |
At the event, Vice Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee Phan Quy Phuong called on departments, agencies, unions, localities, organizations, individuals, and businesses to take concrete action in addressing plastic waste pollution, improving environmental quality, protecting public health, preserving biodiversity, and maintaining a sustainable economy and ocean ecosystem. He emphasized the need to raise awareness, shift behaviors, and encourage actions aligned with green living and sustainable consumption to combat plastic pollution and fulfill climate commitments and sustainable development goals.
The Vice Chairman highlighted key priorities: intensifying communication campaigns to raise public awareness and responsibility; promoting solid waste segregation at source; increasing reuse and recycling; and limiting single-use plastics and non-biodegradable plastic bags.
Environmental and marine island protection education should be integrated into educational curricula, raising the consciousness and responsibility of every citizen and business. Green growth principles must be incorporated into socio-economic development strategies and planning, as well as plans related to resource mobilization and budget allocation at all administrative levels.
On this occasion, various agencies and organizations distributed national flags and life jackets to offshore fishermen and gave gifts to policy beneficiaries, disadvantaged fishing families, and academically excelling students in difficult circumstances across Hue City.
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| Also on the morning of June 1st, with the support of the “Hue – Plastic-reduced smart cities” project, the Hue Plogging 2025 event took place simultaneously at beaches and lagoons across locations including Vinh Thanh, Thuan An, Phu An, and Quang Loi. The event attracted nearly 700 participants, spreading the message of reducing plastic waste, encouraging waste segregation at source, and keeping coastal and lagoon environments clean, beautiful, and healthy. |