The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are building steps to implement a project on enhancing the capacity of plastic pollution management in Vietnam.
Vietnam has about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste discharged into the environment each year (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Institute of Strategy and Policy on NaturalResources and Environment (ISPONRE) under the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are buildingsteps to implement a project on enhancing the capacity of plastic pollutionmanagement in Vietnam.
It includes two component projects onstrengthening plastic pollution control through promoting monitoring activitiesin Vietnam to provide information for the management and policy making process,and on intensifying plastic waste value chain management in target provinces withriver basins through promoting circular economic models and innovativesolutions to prevent plastic waste at source.
A wide range of activities are scheduled tobe organised to increase the capacity of related parties at the national andlocal levels on monitoring plastic waste in rivers, and to improve publicawareness on waste classification at source.
Statistics from the Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment show that Vietnam has about 1.8 million tonnes ofplastic waste discharged into the environment each year, of which only 10% isrecycled and the remaining is buried or burned.
ISPONRE Deputy Director Nguyen Trung Thangsaid that monitoring plastic pollution needs more attention to limit the negative impacts of this type of pollution, and moving towards perfectingthe green economic and circular economic models in Vietnam./.
Cities and provinces need to build local-level models on plastic waste management to improve the green living environment, reduce impact on the economy and tourism, and make an important contribution to future generations.
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Under the directive, the PM instructed relevant agencies to regularly inspect, supervise and proactively implement disaster prevention, response and rescue measures in line with their assigned roles and mandates, ensuring readiness, avoiding passivity or delays, and maintaining operational continuity amid ongoing political and administrative restructuring at levels.
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This year’s World Oceans Day on June 8 is themed 'Wonderful Oceans: Sustaining What Sustains Us', while World Environment Day is on June 5 with the theme: 'Beat Plastic Pollution'.
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Renowned artists including Ha Anh Tuan, Den Vau, and Phan Manh Quynh, along with many directors and attendees, took part in planting hundreds of rare tree species such as mun (Diospyros mun) and cho chi (Parashorea chinensis) in the Thung Bong area of the Cuc Phuong National Park, contributing to forest ecosystem restoration.
Vietnam has about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste discharged into the environment each year (Photo: VNA) 
