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.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.
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