🌊 Marine Litter Monitoring Training in Con Dao

Joining hands with the local community to act for a plastic-free ocean

📍 Location: Con Dao
📅 Time: July 2024
🤝 Co-organised by: The Con Dao District Youth Union, the District Public Works Management Board, and local units
💼 Funded by: WWF Vietnam, within the framework of the project “Reducing marine plastic litter in Vietnam”

💡 MAIN CONTENTS OF THE TRAINING SESSION:

🔹 Providing knowledge on the monitoring and quantification of marine litter using citizen-science methods
🔹 Guidance on applying assessment tools & methods for reducing plastic waste
🔹 Discussing the current situation and solutions together with the local authorities and community

👥 Participants: District officials, Youth Union members, representatives of public-service teams, and community units

🌱 GREEN U – ACCOMPANYING LOCAL ACTION FOR A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
In Con Dao, GreenU not only delivered specialised training but also:

• Raised community awareness of marine litter management
• Provided sustainable training programmes on environmental management, waste management, and efficient energy use

🎯 The success of the programme is an important step forward in the effort to reduce plastic waste in Vietnam. GreenU is committed to continuing to accompany local communities in building a green – clean – sustainable future.