Protestants in Phu Yen engages in environmental protection

08/14/2017

A meeting for disseminating and building religious models for environmental protection and climate change adaptation was held on August 9 at Tuy An Protestant Chapter in Phu Yen province.

The event was organized by the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in collaboration with the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and attended by nearly 100 Protestant dignitaries, deacons and followers of Tuy An chapter under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South).

During the meeting, the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment spoke about the current situation on the natural environment and climate change as well as introduced activities and lifestyles contributing to the environmental protection and climate change adaptation, including collection, classification and treatment of solid waste.

On the occasion, the Protestant Representative Committee in Phu Yen and Tuy An Protestant Chapter called on followers to actively participate in movements launched by the VFF for protecting the environment and responding to climate change as well as engage in activities for reducing environmental pollution and climate change caused by humans, contributing to the sustainable development in the locality.

PH (http://tuyan.phuyen.gov.vn)