Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang speaks at the launch ceremony of the  “For a bright, green, clean, beautiful Vietnam” movement. (Photo: VOV5)

At a movement launch ceremony last Wednesday, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang said every Vietnamese citizen can become a “green soldier” on the environmental protection front. With nationwide solidarity, every small action combines into great strength.

“The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment calls on all people, agencies, organizations, and schools to join the Saturday morning clean-up drive as a practical activity to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day. I hope this movement will become a lifestyle, a habit, and a cultural and eco-friendly behavior for all citizens,” said Thang.

Practical initiatives have spread, such as streets of no smoke, no trash, no noise, and no encroachment; green spaces; the “Green Weekend” initiative; and tree-planting campaign.

Coast Guard Region 4 and the Phu Quoc Special Zone’s Youth Union co-organize “Volunteer Saturday” activities. (Photo: VOV-Mekong Delta)

Bui Huyen Mai, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi, said: “These activities have sparked a strong sense of community responsibility. During the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, Hanoi is promoting its image of tradition, civilization, modernity, and friendly hospitable people.”

Bac Ninh’s authorities and residents have been organizing regular activities to collect waste, clear drainages, and establish waste collection points and public trash bins at schools, markets, bus stations, and playgrounds.

The Command of Coast Guard Region 4 and the Phu Quoc Special Zone’s Youth Union co-organized “Volunteer Saturday” activities to collect plastic bags, bottles, household garbage, and other waste.