Seminar discusses building blue economy partnership group
(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Administration of Sea and Islands (VASI) at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Bank on Tuesday jointly held a virtual consultation seminar on the building of a Blue Economy partnership group.
Fish farming on An Thoi sea, Phu Quoc city. (Photo: VNA) |
A proposal to build a partnership group on blue economy aims to mobilize the participation of stakeholders for the efficient management and sustainable development of Vietnam’s maritime economy.
According to the World Bank, the Blue Economy refers to the sustainable and integrated development of economic sectors for healthy oceans and seas.
The annual Vietnam Blue Economy Forum is among major activities of the country’s seas and islands week.