Disseminating laws on environmental protection for key religious in Southeast provinces

12/13/2024

A conference disseminating laws and improving knowledge about the environmental protection and climate change response for key religious in the Southeast provinces was held from December 10-11 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Key religious at the event

The two-day event covered key contents of the religious life in Vietnam, policies of the Party and State of Vietnam on religion, religious dignitaries’ role in protecting the environment and responding to climate change, provisions of Vietnamese laws on climate change response, the implementation of coordination programs for 2022-2026 period between state authorities and religious organizations on environmental protection and climate change response, etc.

Assoc. Prof. Former Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Nguyễn Thanh Xuân speaks at the conference

The event provided opportunities to exchange methods and practical experiences between localities and religious organizations in order to better implement coordinate programs and promote religions’ role in environmental protection and climate change response, and a visit to outstanding models of religious engagement in environmental protection in Thu Duc city.

 

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