Da Nang takes lead in environmental protection performance
VGP - Da Nang City has topped the list of 63 provinces and cities nationwide in set of Environmental Protection Performance Indicators (PEPI) in 2021 with 79.82 points, announced the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
It was followed by the southern provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Tra Vinh with 78.79 points and 77.52 points, respectively.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong was at the bottom of the list with 51.3 points.
The set of indicators includes 27 component indexes, which are structured into two groups, including: evaluation of the implementation of environmental protection objectives and tasks; and assessing people's satisfaction with the quality of the living environment.
Da Nang City was among the top 5 localities with best performance in the 2020 rankings./.