Plan to plant trees 2016 announced

Web.HCYU. 19/01/2016. As spring season started, provincial and municipal youth unions begin to plant trees and take part in environment protection activities. The southern cities and provinces are expected to launch this green campaign on the occasion of 126 years of the birth of late president Ho Chi Minh (19 May 2016).

The HCYU Secretariat has suggested the plan for tree-planting activities to all provincial and municipal youth union across Viet Nam. This activity aims at upholding the pioneering role, volunteering spirit of young people, actively participating in tackling climate change and environment protection, celebrating the Party and spring festival of 2016.

Planting trees in spring has become a tradition - illustrated photo.

The circulated paper says the youth unions increase communication, organisations to youth union members, and people to take part in planting, looking after and protect the forest. The units will also make detailed plan on location and specific jobs for the campaign.

The northern provinces start this green campaign from beginning of the spring and the southern provinces launch during the celebrations of the birth of late president Ho Chi Minh.

The campaign also calls for youth of remote and mountainous areas not to burn trees for cultivation, prepare necessary resources, means, equipments for fire prevention.

The standing committee members of the youth unions are asked to organise activities in a practical, efficient and saving manner to make this movement sustainable and widespread.