Vietnam chooses sustainable approach to development
(VOVWORLD) - While addressing the fourth Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific on Thursday, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said that Vietnam is aiming for a sustainable and active approach to development in the direction of a green and circular economy.
 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha (Photo CTV/Vietnamplus) |
Minister Ha stated that it’s time to put the recovery of the nature and ecologies at the top in political, diplomatic and economic agendas, making it the moral standard for all people.
Vietnam defines that sustainable development should be based on the foundation of balanced natural ecosystems and the respect for the rules of nature, he stressed.
Minister Ha called on all countries to reach consensus on issues related to the climate change crisis and ecosystem collapse.
Along with policy tools and laws on the environment, issues related to climate change and natural resources management and environmental protection should be made indispensable and decisive criteria in economic policies.