Vietnam 2022-2025
In progress
Environmental Pollution Programme (EPP) in Vietnam
Funded with UK aid from the UK government, the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) is working with the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) and the Rainforest Alliance (RA) to protect the health of people and the environment from the unsafe agricultural practices of open burning and pesticide use.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- Develop a knowledge base on open burning and pesticide use and associated health and environmental impacts.
- Research alternatives to open-burning practices and the use of pesticides.
- Educate target groups about the health and environmental impacts of open-burning practices and pesticides.
- Develop and promote policies to reduce the impacts of open-burning practices and pesticides.
- Analyse the possibility of replicating project achievements in other countries.
Latest posts and events
Organic fertilizer made from rice straw helps improve soil for rice cultivation in Ninh Binh Province’s Yen Khanh District
MODIS used to build map of open burning hot spots, preliminary assess about PM 2.5 fine dust concentration in Vietnam
Resources
In the News
Tuoi Tre Online
Khi Nông Dân Biến Sợi Rơm Thành Sợi Vàng
Natural Resources and Environment Newspaper, Vietnam
Ứng dụng chế phẩm sinh học xử lý nhanh rơm rạ trên đồng ruộng thành phân hữu cơ tại xã Khánh Thành (Ninh Bình)
Natural Resources and Environment Magazine, Vietnam
Sử dụng MODIS để lập bản đồ các điểm nóng đốt rơm rạ ngoài trời, đánh giá sơ bộ nồng độ bụi mịn PM 2.5 tại Việt Nam