Meeting marks 2009 World Environment Day

(ĐN)- A meeting to mark the World Environment Day (June 5) was held in Vinh Cuu district’s Tan An commune by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vinh Cuu district People’s Committee.

(ĐN)- A meeting to mark the World Environment Day (June 5) was held in Vinh Cuu district’s Tan An commune by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in cooperation with Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vinh Cuu district People’s Committee. The meeting saw the participation of Ms. Ruth Mathews, Director of WWF Greater Mekong’s Viet Nam Country Programme, and 500 farmers from Tan An and Thien Tan communes.

Ms.Ruth Mathews grants awards to winners at contests on environment protection

The meeting’s purpose was call on the people to respond to the World Environment Day by actively taking part in the country’s movement to keep the environment green, clean and beauty. It also aimed to raise public awareness on protecting natural resources, water resources and environment.

At the meeting, the organizing board launched the contests on environment protection, presented gifts and offered free medical check-ups and medicine to participants.

Reported by P.L