In the context that climate change is no longer a distant warning but has become a reality, the young generation - the future "global citizens" - are showing that they are not just standing and observing. With open mind and enthusiasm, many young people have chosen to become leaders, using practical voices and actions to protect the environment.
Although still a student at Nguyen Trai Secondary School in Ha Dong - Hanoi, Do Minh Ngoc has participated in environmental activities for many years. Currently, Ngoc is in charge of the Tieng Xanh editorial office - the first editorial office in Vietnam operated entirely by children and teenagers.
At Tieng Xanh, Minh Ngoc and other peers not only report; they are building a forum for young people to share perspectives, concerns and creative solutions on the environment. Ngoc believes that children's voices have their own unique strength, enough sincerity to touch hearts and enough determination to change perceptions.
Not stopping at writing, Ngoc also actively participates in community events, using personal influence to call on peers to practice a green lifestyle, reducing plastic waste right from school.
For Ngoc, environmental protection is not something too macro, but starting from daring to speak out for her own future.
If Minh Ngoc represents the beginning of education and communication when she was still in school, then Lau Nguyen Huong Giang - a female student at the Academy of Journalism and Propaganda - is a symbol of the breakthrough of young people from local practice to international level.
Growing up from highland villages, where nature is closely associated with life, Huong Giang soon realized that climate change directly affects her homeland. With a passion for spreading sustainable values, Giang has overcome the limits of a student to become a typical representative participating in major forums and conferences on the environment. Here, Giang not only brings the story of remote villages but also shows the role of youth in monitoring and promoting climate policies in the region.
Giang's journey is a series of non-stop spreading activities. She takes advantage of social media platforms and student forums to organize communication campaigns, helping young people better understand environmental issues.
Giang believes that every young person is an environmental ambassador, and appearing at programs is also a way for her to affirm that the voice of ethnic minority youth and Vietnamese students is completely weighty in the global climate map.
The common point between Minh Ngoc and Huong Giang is the spirit of "action to change". Whether at school age or as students, whether working in the school environment or on international forums, they all understand that the environment is a common responsibility that cannot be taken away.
Young people are no longer passively educated about the environment, but they have become proactive actors in creating change. They turn dry theories about climate change into emotional articles, into sharp recommendations to policymakers.
Minh Ngoc and Huong Giang's green journey is still ongoing, and will certainly inspire millions of other young people. When the young generation joins hands to act, we have the right to expect a more sustainable future, where the environment is not only protected by laws, but by the love and self-responsibility of each person.
