It is necessary to continue to implement solutions to reduce open burning and the use of pesticides in agriculture

HERITAGE TREES

25 November 2024 | 12:17:00 PM

(VACNE) – This is the opinion of most of the delegates and experts attending the final evaluation workshop of the project "Assessing the current situation and proposing solutions to reduce the impact of open burning and the use of pesticides in agriculture on climate change, Human health and biodiversity in Viet Nam”

With the support and permission of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection (VACNE) in collaboration with relevant units organized the International Workshop on the Final Assessment of the Project on November 21, 2024 in Hanoi

This is a collaborative scientific research project on assessing the current situation and proposing solutions to reduce the impact of open burning and the use of pesticides in agriculture on climate change, human health and biodiversity in Vietnam by the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection (VACNE) with the help of the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection (VACNE). support from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) through the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP). The workshop was conducted in 2 forms: face-to-face and online between the main bridgeheads in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hue along with many points in all 3 regions of the country.

Attending the workshop were Ms. Adetokunbo Adekunbi Folasade Akinseye - Director of the International Center for Chemicals, Pesticides and Hazardous Wastes, Head of Delegation of DEFRA; Ms. Maria Paola Lia – Executive Director of GAHP; Ms. Nguyen Thi Thien Phuong, Deputy Director of the Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and more than 120 international and domestic scientists and experts.

On the side of the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection, there were: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, Chairman of the Association; GS. Assoc. Prof. Dang Huy Huynh, Vice Chairman of the Association, School of the Project Steering Committee; ASS. TS. Phung Chi Sy, Vice Chairman of the Association, Project Director; and Vice Presidents Prof. Assoc. Prof. Pham Ngoc Dang, Prof. TS. Tran Hieu Nhue, Prof. TS. Dang Kim Chi, Ph.D. Tran Van Mieu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Thang (online attendance).

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GS. Assoc. Prof. People's Teacher Pham Ngoc Dang, Vice Chairman of VACNE

delivered the opening speech of the Workshop

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Ms. Nguyen Thi Thien Phuong, Deputy Director of the Pollution Control Department (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) spoke at the workshop

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Overview of the Workshop

The survey results show that, before implementing this project, an average of 23% of the surveyed people said that they would continue to burn in agriculture; the average in the South is 37%, in some localities the rate is nearly 50%. Although 68 percent of those surveyed were environmentally conscious, 80 percent were health-conscious, they said they would continue to burn copper, with the main reasons being "because they believe it is good, fast, cheap" and "happy or fragrant".

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