In Thua Thien Hue province, WWF and WWF Vietnam Office have implemented many diverse projects, contributing to supporting the improvement of sustainable management capacity of natural resources; raising awareness and livelihoods of local communities to minimize the risk of illegal exploitation of forest resources and hunting of wildlife, gradually determining the value of biodiversity from forests and conserving them in a sustainable manner...
Chairman of Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee and General Director of WWF - Vietnam chaired the signing of the Cooperation Agreement.
In particular, the project "Hue - Plastic-reducing urban area in Central Vietnam" has a very positive impact on the landscape and environment of Thua Thien Hue province in general and Hue city in particular. Thereby, it partly promotes the development of green tourism, green economy, and green growth in the locality.
In addition, through WWF, many other important partners such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States Agency for International Development, etc. are connected in the nature conservation network of Thua Thien Hue province. Since then, international organizations have contributed to supporting the management, protection of forests, nature conservation, adaptation to climate change, as well as supporting and promoting the image of people and nature of Thua Thien Hue to international friends.
Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong, Chairman of Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee and Mr. Jean-Paul Paddack, Acting Director of WWF Asia-Pacific offices, discussed on the sidelines of the signing ceremony.
At the signing ceremony, the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province and WWF discussed a number of cooperation contents in the past time and cooperation orientations in the coming time. In particular, focusing on a number of main contents such as: supporting conservation work, enhancing biodiversity, developing value chains, improving livelihoods of communities dependent on forests; environmental and landscape protection work; implementing the city's waste classification program at source and managing plastic waste in Hue city;...
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province, said that the cooperation agreement signed today will be an important basis for the two sides to build a cooperation framework for the period 2025-2030. From there, more resources will be mobilized and long-term support for Thua Thien Hue province in implementing programs and projects related to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
This is also one of the key tasks of Thua Thien Hue province in the coming time, especially in the context that Thua Thien Hue province will become a centrally-run city in 2025.
Source: https://toquoc.vn/wwf-viet-nam-ky-ket-thoa-thuan-hop-tac-voi-thua-thien-hue-20241018155233761.htm
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