About 300 volunteers took part in the "Clean Up Son Tra - For a green Son Tra" programme organised on Saturday by the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang Tourist Beaches in coordination with other units.

Volunteers participating in the programme

Taking advantage of her spare time, Tran Thi Kieu, a second year student at the Medical Technology and Pharmacy - the University of Da Nang invited her friends to join the volunteer activity "Clean Up Son Tra - For a green Son Tra" with the desire to contribute a little effort to clean up the Son Tra Peninsular and protect the environment.

Kieu was among the 300 volunteers representing young people who love the environment from schools, clubs, associations, groups, and companies in the city to participate in the programme.

Volunteers are divided into small groups and go along the streets to collect rubbish.

In addition to clean-up operation, there were many exciting activities such as a photo exhibition themed "Son Tra - Green Destination", a workshop “Red-shanked douc langur - The pride of Da Nang”, planting trees in the Ban Co (Chess Board) Peak, and walking to collect trash along roads leading to the Son Tra Peninsula.

The collected trash was then sorted into plastic waste and other types of waste. Volunteers used the collected trash to exchange for trees from the organisers.

Volunteers exchanging rubbish for plants after the programme

First held in 2011, the “Clean Up Son Tra - For a green Son Tra” programme is maintained every year. It always attracts a large number of volunteers to participate each year.

The programme aims to spread the message of green living; raise public awareness of environmental protection; and mobilize people and tourists to participate in biodiversity conservation movements and protect wildlife in Son Tra Peninsula. It also contributes to building and promoting the image of green tourism in Son Tra with the message "Son Tra Peninsula - Green Destination".

The activity attracts foreign volunteers

In the end, more than 700kg of garbage (nylon bags, plastic bottles, styrofoam boxes...) were collected by volunteers.

Reporting by THU DUYEN - Translating by M.DUNG, P.TRA