This is a special campaign officially launched by Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) and Con Dao District People's Committee this morning (September 30).
Con Dao District People's Committee, Vietnam Airlines and Lagom Vietnam Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming their commitment to cooperation.
Con Dao is known as an attractive tourist destination with its pristine natural beauty and diverse ecosystem. In recent years, the rapid growth of tourism has put great pressure on Con Dao's waste treatment infrastructure, especially plastic waste. Along with that, the impact of climate change has degraded environmental quality and threatened the island's unique ecosystem. The campaign "Fly lightly to Con Dao" with the message "Thousands of miles of light flying" was launched as a pioneering initiative in combining aviation development, sustainable tourism and economic transformation towards circularity. "Fly lightly" in the message implies creating a new definition for Vietnam Airlines ' sustainable development flights. Thereby, Vietnam Airlines encourages passengers on each journey to reduce the weight of their luggage, limit plastic waste released into the environment to "lighten" the weight of each flight and "lighten" the amount of CO2 emissions, reduce the amount of plastic waste released into the environment, contributing to the successful implementation of the Government's goals of developing a green economy and a circular economy. At the launching ceremony, the People's Committee of Con Dao district, Vietnam Airlines and Lagom Vietnam Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming their commitment to cooperation, opening a pioneering campaign on environmental protection. This cooperation agreement has affirmed the leading role of the Con Dao government, as well as the efforts of Vietnam Airlines to accompany the island district in the journey of sustainable development, participating in the implementation of the Government's goals of developing a green economy, a circular economy and reducing net emissions.
This is a meaningful campaign to spread the message of joining hands to protect the environment and promote green lifestyle in the community.
Accordingly, the parties will coordinate to implement many meaningful and practical CO2 reduction and offset activities such as: Encouraging passengers to reduce their luggage weight, thereby reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions on flights; Organizing "Green Con Dao Festival" with the aim of promoting and implementing waste collection, classification, and recycling, promoting green lifestyles in the community; organizing educational programs for students at all levels on environmental protection, classification and recycling of plastic waste to contribute to reducing CO2 emissions into the environment, helping the younger generation to be more aware of protecting nature. Along with that are activities of afforestation, conservation of flora and fauna ecosystems, biodiversity in Con Dao, contributing to improving the living environment and maintaining a sustainable ecosystem; painting propaganda paintings on the roads to spread the message of environmental protection and building the image of a green, clean, and beautiful Con Dao; deploying the mobile application "Kieng Nhua" to help customers and people of Con Dao to act together to reduce single-use plastic waste, aiming to reduce the amount of plastic waste in Con Dao. Mr. Dang Minh Thong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Ria Vung Tau province said: "The campaign 'Fly lightly to Con Dao' is one of the activities with practical significance, contributing specifically to the roadmap to reduce plastic waste, reduce CO2 emissions, towards the goals of developing a green economy, circular economy and sustainable development of Con Dao district". Mr. Dinh Van Tuan, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Airlines believes that: "Protecting Con Dao is not only to preserve the landscape and living environment of today but also a precious gift for the future, when we 'fly lightly' in the above way, each person will contribute to preserving the 'pearl island' Con Dao for many future generations".
Vietnam Airlines representative presented Con Dao with 10 sets of tables and chairs made from recycled products.
Previously, on September 23-24, Vietnam Airlines coordinated with Con Dao District Youth Union to organize the launching activities "Collecting plastic waste, cleaning the blue sea" at Bai Nhat and "Collecting plastic waste, receiving green gifts" at residential areas No. 2 and No. 7. After two days, the program collected 780 kg of waste, of which 380 kg of recyclable plastic waste was classified and brought to the mainland to be "revived" into green recycled products such as tables, chairs, and flower pots to give back to Con Dao. At the launching ceremony, Vietnam Airlines and VASCO presented a special meaningful gift of 10 sets of tables and chairs recycled from the plastic waste collected on the island district. These sets of tables and chairs will be placed at tourist and residential areas throughout Con Dao as a strong message about environmental protection, thereby raising awareness among people and tourists about reducing and recycling plastic waste. Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bay-nhe-toi-con-dao-18524093015270773.htm
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