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
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In the News
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam
Nghiên cứu tác động của bụi mịn do đốt rơm rạ ngoài trời đối với sức khỏe
vietnamnews.vn, Vietnam
Farmers compost rice straw for fertiliser and mushroom cultivation in An Giang
tainguyenvamoitruong.vn, Vietnam
Giải pháp bảo vệ môi trường và sức khỏe từ hoạt động đốt lộ thiên