📣 Joining Hands to Revive Ha Long Bay After Super Typhoon Yagi
Green Mission – Revive Halong Bay 2024
🌊 NATURE CALLS – THE COMMUNITY ANSWERS
On 2 October 2024, more than 100 representatives from travel and tourism companies, together with domestic and international volunteers, joined hands to take part in the “Green Mission – Revive Halong Bay” campaign – a large-scale effort to restore the landscape of Ha Long Bay after the severe damage caused by super typhoon Yagi (Storm No. 3).
As a World Natural Heritage site, Ha Long Bay was heavily affected by the storm, with:
- Numerous landscapes destroyed
- Marine ecosystems under threat
- A large amount of floating waste: debris from aquaculture rafts, tree branches, styrofoam buoys, household rubbish…
🍀 A JOINT EFFORT TO CLEAN UP HA LONG BAY
Immediately after the storm, Bhaya Cruises coordinated with the Ha Long Bay Management Board to launch a clean-up campaign, while also calling on the business and tourism community to take action together.
The “Green Mission – Revive Halong Bay” campaign is part of the annual non-profit project “Clean the Bay”, which this year marks its 7th consecutive year. The event brought together:
- Domestic & international tourism businesses
- Non-profit organisations and media agencies
- Local communities and volunteers
🌿 HONOURING THE VALUE OF HA LONG BAY
In addition to the clean-up activity, the event also featured:
- In-depth discussions on ocean plastic pollution
- Strategies for managing and reducing waste
- Raising community awareness and promoting sustainable tourism
In particular, the delegates visited the “The Soul of Halong Bay” exhibition at the Bhaya Cruise Centre – a space showcasing the images, stories and values of Ha Long Bay from a cultural and ecological perspective.
♻️ CLEANING THE BAY – SMALL ACTIONS CREATING A BIG IMPACT
Under the coordination of the Au Co cruise (part of Bhaya Cruises) and experts from GreenU, more than 100 volunteers cleaned up 1.7 km of coastline, collecting:
- 1,652 pieces of styrofoam buoy
- 1,752 plastic bottles
- 189 pieces of abandoned fishing net
- 296 pieces of other non-recyclable waste
🍃 SPREADING FROM CARING HEARTS
The campaign received financial and media support from many partners, including:
- 💼 DTH Travel, Asia Encounter, Asia DMC, Discova
- 📺 GreenU, Men&Life, Vietnam Television (VTV4)
More than an environmental event, Green Mission – Revive Halong Bay is also a testament to the solidarity, sense of responsibility and concrete action for our living environment – for ourselves today and for generations to come.
🌱 Every small action today will bring great revival tomorrow.
With persistent and far-reaching efforts, we hope that Ha Long Bay will soon return to its natural beauty – a natural treasure of Vietnam and the world.
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