Thousand join campaign to make world cleaner

More than 1,000 people participated in a meeting in the northern province of Hoa Binh on September 23 in response to the Clean up the World campaign.

The meeting is jointly held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment along with the Hoa Binh People’s Committee and the Australian Embassy.

This year’s campaign focuses on the role of waste management in rural areas and mobilising the people to protect the environment towards building a green and sustainable environment.

* Local residents at the meeting

* Representatives of ministries, agencies and local authorities attend the meeting.

* Miss Sea Vietnam 2016 Pham Thuy Trang also joins the programme.

* More than 500 people take part in a race in support of the campaign.

* Participants collect waste on the streets of Tu Son commune in Hoa Binh province.

* Young volunteers help local residents plant orange seedlings.

* A member of a local agricultural cooperative instructs volunteers on how to plant trees.

* The campaign is joined by many young people

(Source: NDO)