PANO – Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd. held a ceremony, “For a Green Vietnam”, to plant forest in 2016 at the Ben En National Park in Nhu Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province, on March 27th.

The project at the national park has not only contributed to protecting the forest ecosystem, but also raised young people’s awareness of environment protection through practical planting activities in particular and meaningful social activities in general.

Volunteers planting trees at the event

This was the sixth consecutive year the festival has taken place at the park, to plant more 140 ha of the woods.

General Director of Canon Vietnam Shunji Sawa stressed that through this program, Vietnamese students and youths would heighten their awareness of environment protection and deforestation to create a “green lung” for the Earth.

This will be the most precious gift that we bequeath for our next generations. Let's try together for the greater development of Vietnam, he added.

After the launching ceremony, they planted hundreds of trees at the park. The company also held several attractive activities, including an exhibition, to help locals and tourists at the park learn more about the important role of environment protection.

So far, about 210ha of forest has been planted under the “For a Green Vietnam” project since its debut in 2010 by Canon Vietnam. In the near future, the project will be expanded to spread “green” throughout the country.

Translated by Van Hieu