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IUCN launches campaign for cut the use of plastic bags on Ly Son island
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched a communication campaign to cut the use of plastic bags on Ly Son island.
This communication campaign has launched as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on Ly Son island.
The communication campaign aims to raise awareness among islanders and tourists of the need to create clean and safe marine areas for sea turtles returning to the island, according to IUCN’s Marine and Coastal resource programme co-ordinator Bui Thi Thu Hien.
The programme will encourage hotel owners and tour operators to commit to providing free drink water for tourists when visiting the islands as part of the initiative ‘Refill, Not Landfill’, she added.
The campaign also wants to send a message “Down 1 bottle, Save the Future”, to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags to save the ocean from plastic pollution.
In 2017, IUCN, with financial support from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and in collaboration with Ly Son island district, debuted a collection of 30 murals with title “I love the ocean, and I’m born to be wild” in An Binh islet commune, focusing on protecting the marine turtle, a species considered an indicator of the status of the coastal environment.
Last year, authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai has approved an investment of VND48 billion (USD2.12 million) to recognise Ly Son into a global geopark. The province is also completing the dossier to seek UNESCO recognition as a global geopark for the site.
Ly Son Geopark would include Ly Son Island and the surrounding 40 km including Binh Chau Commune of Binh Son District and their vicinity, according to the project.
The island has 18 hotels, guesthouses and homestays providing accommodation for 1,000 tourists at present. In 2017, Ly Son Island and An Binh Islet hosted more than 200,000 tourists, according to Quang Ngai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
IUCN launches campaign for cut the use of plastic bags on Ly Son island.
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The programme will encourage hotel owners and tour operators to commit to providing free drink water for tourists when visiting the islands as part of the initiative ‘Refill, Not Landfill’, she added.
The campaign also wants to send a message “Down 1 bottle, Save the Future”, to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags to save the ocean from plastic pollution.
In 2017, IUCN, with financial support from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and in collaboration with Ly Son island district, debuted a collection of 30 murals with title “I love the ocean, and I’m born to be wild” in An Binh islet commune, focusing on protecting the marine turtle, a species considered an indicator of the status of the coastal environment.
Last year, authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai has approved an investment of VND48 billion (USD2.12 million) to recognise Ly Son into a global geopark. The province is also completing the dossier to seek UNESCO recognition as a global geopark for the site.
Ly Son Geopark would include Ly Son Island and the surrounding 40 km including Binh Chau Commune of Binh Son District and their vicinity, according to the project.
The island has 18 hotels, guesthouses and homestays providing accommodation for 1,000 tourists at present. In 2017, Ly Son Island and An Binh Islet hosted more than 200,000 tourists, according to Quang Ngai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
