Catholic neighborhood engaged in environmental protection

The model on Catholic neighborhood engaged in environmental protection in climate change adaptation and mitigation in Xuan Tu 2 Village, Van Hung Commune, Van Ninh District has proved effective and brought satisfactory results.

 

Effectiveness 

 

Le Van Hung, Xuan Tu 2 Village, has changed his littering habit since his joining the model to mitigate climate change impacts. “Encouraged by Catholic Priest and Catholics, my family has signed a pledge to join environmental protection. Everyday, we collect trash and put it into dustbins.” The family of Vo Thi Mai has become more aware of environmental protection thanks to the model. “Since the environmental protection model was developed, local residents’ environmental awareness has much increased and they have joined effort in daily clean-up so the village becomes cleaner and more beautiful. Protecting the environmental is to protect our lives,” says Vo Thi Mai.

 

 

 

The environmental protection model in the Catholic village of Xuan Tu 2 to mitigate climate change impacts began in March 2018. The village has 689 families, including 465 Catholic families. The model members have mobilized the Catholic Priest to join the call for the participation of Catholic parishioners. The model members have also paid educational visits to homes, especially aqua-culturists and mobilize them to sign environmental protection pledges. Hundreds of dustbins are placed on roads to keep the place litter free. Besides, households have been mobilized to plant flower trees along the roads for a landscaping purpose. Youth Union members and young people join clean-up effort along the beach every month.

 

Nguyen Van The, Head of the Fatherland Front Board Xuan Tu 2 says, “The waste collection and treatment have been significantly improved. There is no dump.” Especially, the environmental protection awareness has much raised with 100% of local residents getting engaged in clean-up and trash collection. We strive to expand the practical model to keep the environment evergreen, clean and beautiful.”

 

Model expansion

 

Trash, especially plastics has negative impacts on the environment. In Van Ninh District, the trash has affected aquaculture environment as some people still have a bad habit of littering in some places and do not know the environmental consequences, according to the leader of Van Ninh District Fatherland Front Committee.

 

The environment protection model in Xuan Tu 2 Village has proved effective, helping to change behavior and raise environmental protection awareness. A further surgery is being conducted to expand the model, focusing in coastal areas, helping to reduce coastal population caused by trash, especially plastics, according to Vo Huu Loc, Vice-Chairman of Van Ninh District Fatherland Front Committee.

 

Van Giang

 

Translated by N.T