HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the Office of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) in Việt Nam and relevant units, held a ceremony on October 14 to launch the ASEAN Eco-Schools Việt Nam Award 2024. The ASEAN Eco-Schools Award is one of the activities under the framework of the ASOEN assigned to each country to organise. The winning schools will be honoured on the sidelines of the ASOEN Conference or the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment. The first ASEAN Eco-Schools Award was held in Malaysia in July 2012. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Lê Công Thành emphasised that students play an especially important role in environmental protection.

Source: Viet Nam News October 14, 2024 20:55 UTC