An article by the Da Nang Newspaper was awarded a C prize at the 6^th Environment and Natural Resources Journalism Award whist the Environmental Protection Sub-Department under the Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment received the Viet Nam Environment Award in 2021.

General Director of Viet Nam Television Le Ngoc Quang (2nd from the left) and General Director of Voice of Viet nam Do Tien Sy (3rd, right) presents a C Prize of the 6th Resources and Environment Journalism Award for the representatives of the author group from the Da Nang Newspaper. Photo: DNO

Addressing the awarding ceremony of the Award on Sunday, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha emphasized that climate change, natural ecosystem decline and resource depletion are dual crises that humanity is facing.

Therefore, successfully transforming serious challenges caused by these dual crises into development opportunities is the requirement and responsibility of all levels, sectors and the whole society. In detail, the State plays a constructive role, creating a legal corridor; people and businesses are both the centre and the subject of action, whilst socio-political organisations, news agencies and media play a promoting role.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the contest attracted 380 journalism works that were published and broadcast from 2020 -2022 by more than 100 newspapers, national and local television stations.

The preliminary panel selected 73 works for the final round and the final panel selected 34 works and 1 collective for honouring with prizes. The work "What does Central Viet Nam do to respond to natural disasters?" by Hua Van Hai and Le Hoang Hiep from Da Nang Newspaper brought home a C prize.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha (3rd, right) and Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Phung Khanh Tai (3rd, left) presents the Viet Nam Environment Award for the leader of the Environmental Protection Sub-Department under the Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. Photo: DNO

The Viet Nam Environment Award 2021 highlighted 234 submissions, the most ever and with high professional quality. As approved by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, the Viet Nam Environment Award 2021 was presented to 20 organisations, 10 individuals and 3 communities.

In particular, the Environmental Protection Sub-department under the Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment was one of the 20 organisations awarded with the Viet Nam Environment Award in 2021 by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for its outstanding achievements in the field of environmental protection from 2019 to 2021.

Accordingly, this Da Nang agency has been active in contributing proposals to the municipal administration to timely promulgate mechanisms, policies and regulations on environmental protection suitable to the city’s development, especially the ‘Building Da Nang into an environmentaly friendly city’ for the 2021 – 2030 period, an important policy to ensure the city’s sustainable future development.

Outstandingly, the agency has effectively performed the regularly-assigned tasks such as granting environmental permits, increasing the collection of environmental protection fees, mobilising ODA capital and aids from international cooperation programmes, capital contributions from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals to conduct environmental protection activities, strengthen waste management and implement waste sorting at source.

Reporting by NAM TRAN - Translating by A.THU