With effective models and methods, the natural resources and environment sector of Hoa Binh province has encouraged people to participate in environmental protection and climate change response activities, thereby contributing to helping the province achieve sustainable development.
Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment coordinates with Hoang Van Thu High School for the Gifted to organise an extracurricular activity to educate on environmental protection with the theme of "Green Living".
Nguyen Thi Hoa, Director of the Sub-Department of Environmental Protection under the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment, said that to serve the locality’s socio-economic development tasks, the sector has built and carried out a lot of scientific tasks such as investigation, survey, monitoring and evaluation of environmental components in different fields like agricultural and forestry production and processing, mineral exploitation and processing, production of construction materials, animal husbandry, health, and solid waste collection and recycling. It also implements environmental monitoring plans at 150 enterprises twice a year, and collects environmental protection fees for industrial wastewater and deposits for environmental rehabilitation and restoration for mineral exploitation projects.
After the process of environmental monitoring and supervision, the sector has reviewed, classified and made a list of establishments that cause environmental pollution and serious environmental; and conducted inspection and guidance on hazardous waste management.
In order to raise people's awareness, every year, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment proactively intensifies dissemination and education on environmental protection; organises many training sessions for state management officials, socio-political organisations at all levels and businesses in the province on the basic contents of the Law on Environmental Protection, the Law on Biodiversity and other important legal documents.
To date, the rate of household waste collection in urban areas has reached 85%, and 100% of hazardous waste has been collected and treated. The province performs well in planning, management and rational exploitation and use of water resources, as well as in environmental monitoring activities, and investigation and evaluation of wastewater sources released into river basins.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
The air is thick with the hum of drills and the clatter of machinery as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway takes shape amid the rugged terrain. Welding sparks illuminate the faces of workers, and concrete mixers churn relentlessly, laying fresh pavement on the newly-carved road. The construction site buzzes with a palpable sense of urgency, particularly in Hoa Binh province where the expressway's future is being forged.
The northern province of Hoa Binh, with over 467,000 hectares of natural forest and more than 100,000 hectares of production forest, holds significant potential for carbon credit market development.
Replacing substandard houses with more sturdy ones by June 30 is the direction given by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, at a meeting held in early March by the provincial Steering Committee for the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for the needy.
Recognising digital transformation as an inevitable trend, authorities and agencies in Hoa Binh have made great efforts in the work by focusing on three core pillars - digital government, digital society, and digital economy, resulting in enhanced competitiveness, improved investment climate, and ensured economic and social welfare.
In recent years, Da Bac district has improved administrative reform with a one-stop shop mechanism, streamlined inter-agency procedures, and a shift to digital platforms. These efforts have enhanced public service efficiency and contributed to local socio-economic development.
