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This year's Eath Hour campaign will take place under the theme
"Speak up for nature" (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Jointly organised by the WWF, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
(MoNRE), and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the event also aims to
encourage initiatives on community building and promoting sustainable economic
development and integration with nature, protecting biodiversity, and
effectively responding to climate change.
The campaign in Vietnam this year will focus on communications activities via
social networks.
MoNRE has called for action by each individual and organisation to reduce the
burden on the environment by rejecting, minimising, reusing, and recycling
waste, especially plastic waste and disposable plastic products; using
environmentally-friendly public transport; investing in energy-saving equipment;
and turning off or unplugging devices when not in use and encouraging the use of
renewable energy.
As Vietnam’s contribution to Earth Hour in 2021, MoNRE proposed agencies,
organisations, and individuals “turn off lights and unnecessary electrical
equipment” from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on March 27.
Starting as a symbolic “lights out” event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour has
grown to become one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the
environment. It has inspired and empowered individuals, communities, businesses,
and organisations in 190 countries and territories to take action on climate
change and environmental loss.
Earth Hour was first organised by WWF in Vietnam in 2009. Since 2012, the
campaign has been organised annually to bring people together to reduce the
impact of climate change and protect the environment.
Source: VNA
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