Published:  09:10 Tuesday - February 28, 2012

On 27-2 afternoon, the Steering Committee Environmental Management Technical Assistance Project environmental protection of Ha Long Bay organize a conference to assess "pilot project for the construction of eco-label cruise on Ha Long Bay "

On 27-2 afternoon, the Steering Committee Environmental Management Technical Assistance Project environmental protection of Ha Long Bay organize a conference to assess "pilot project for the construction of eco-label cruise on Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh) ".

At the conference, the representative of the consultants is the issustainable marine tourism Vietnam  Institute has presented the results of pilot projects to build eco-label cruise on Ha Long Bay. Accordingly, on the basis to assess the status environmental impact of cruise shipsoperating in Ha Long Bay study of normative documents on environmental protection; to pilot environmental protection procedures in a number of yacht companies operating in the Bay ...The sustainable marine tourism Vietnam Institute has built a set of criteria for eco-label for ships operating in the Bay called "green sails".

When cruise ships operating in the Bay of eco-label issued "green sails" means that cruise ships have made efforts in environmental protection,efficient use of resources, energy, aims to sustainable tourism development and environmental protection of Halong Bay

At the conference, participants appreciated the consulting unit is made ​​of eco-label criteria for "green sails" for ships operating in the Bay, and suggested the survey, consider the apply make eco-label for ships operating in Halong Bay.