Minister Do Duc Duy speaking at the launching ceremony of "Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho" in Thai Binh province (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Do Duc Duy emphasized that tree planting, forest protection and development are becoming increasingly important in the context of environmental pollution and global climate change, which are challenges and have a great impact on socio-economic development as well as the quality of life of the people.

The launching ceremony is a meaningful program, especially when it is held at Thai Thuy Wetlands Nature Reserve - a place with an important and typical position in the conservation of biodiversity values in coastal wetlands. This is also an opportunity to respond to World Wetlands Day 2025 with the theme "Protecting wetlands for our future".

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment hopes that agencies, units, enterprises, international organizations in Vietnam, each family and individual will join hands and actively participate in tree and forest planting activities; increase tree planting activities across the country, not only during Tet but also in other seasons of the year when the weather conditions are suitable.

Currently, Thai Binh province has established Thai Thuy Wetland Nature Reserve and Tien Hai Wetland Nature Reserve. These are home to many species of animals and plants listed in the Red Book of Vietnam and the world. Therefore, protecting and developing these reserves are a particularly important task.

At the event, MONRE and accompanying units presented Thai Thuy Wetland Nature Reserve and the people in Thai Thuy district with 10,000 green trees, which are native trees suitable for the natural conditions, soil and climate of Thai Thuy wetland.

The delegates planted 1,300 trees and the remaining trees will be planted in the following days depending on weather and water conditions and it will be completed before March 30, 2025./.

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