PANO - On June 4th, the Coast Guard Region 4 Command launched a campaign in response to World Environment Day (WED) and Vietnam’s Sea and Islands Week 2016.

At the launching ceremony. Source: canhsatbien.vn

At the ceremony, the Coast Guard Region 4 Command agitated for locals’ awareness of environmental protection, sustainable development and response to climate change.

Over the past time, the units of the Command have organized a number of environmental campaigns across their barracks, ships, ports and coastal sea. They also inspected and seriously dealt with violations of the Marine Environmental Protection Law.

After the launching ceremony, 300 troops of the command cleared weeds and collected more than one ton of garbage along the beach of the coastal town in An Thoi islands, Phu Quoc island district, Kien Giang province.

Translated by Lam Anh