What rules must be followed when preparing forestry planning in Vietnam? What contents must be included in the forestry planning in Vietnam?
What rules must be followed when preparing forestry planning in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 of the 2017 Law on Forestry in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Rules and bases for preparing forestry planning
1. The forestry planning shall be made in accordance with rules of law on planning and the following rules:
a) The forest planning shall be suitable for the overall national planning, national land use planning, national forestry development strategy and national strategy on biodiversity;
b) The forest planning shall ensure the sustainable forest management; harvest and use of forests associated with conservation of national resources, enhancement of economic value of forests and cultural - historical value; environmental safety, preparedness to climate change and improvement of people’s livelihood;
c) Natural forests shall be included in the planning of reserve forests, protection forests and production forests;
d) The forest planning shall ensure participation of organizations, households, individuals and communities; ensure publicity, transparency and sexual equality;
dd) Contents of forestry stated in the provincial and national forestry planning shall ensure consistency.
2. The forestry planning shall be made in accordance with bases of law on planning and the following bases:
a) The national forest planning shall be based on the overall national planning, national land use planning and national forestry development strategy;
b) Contents of forestry stated in the provincial and national forestry planning shall ensure consistency;
c) The forestry planning shall be based on natural and socio-economic conditions and national or local resources.
According to the above provisions, the forestry planning shall be made in accordance with rules of law on planning and the following rules:
- The forest planning shall be suitable for the overall national planning, national land use planning, national forestry development strategy and national strategy on biodiversity;
- The forest planning shall ensure the sustainable forest management; harvest and use of forests associated with conservation of national resources, enhancement of economic value of forests and cultural - historical value; environmental safety, preparedness to climate change and improvement of people’s livelihood;
- Natural forests shall be included in the planning of reserve forests, protection forests and production forests;
- The forest planning shall ensure participation of organizations, households, individuals and communities; ensure publicity, transparency and sexual equality;
- Contents of forestry stated in the provincial and national forestry planning shall ensure consistency.
What rules must be followed when preparing forestry planning in Vietnam? What contents must be included in the forestry planning in Vietnam?
What contents must be included in the forestry planning in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 11 of the 2017 Law on Forestry in Vietnam, forestry planning contents shall be in compliance with regulations law on planning including:
- Collecting, analyzing and assessing data on natural and socio-economic conditions and actual state of forest resources; relevant policies and development orientation and planning; assessing development resources and problems need to be solved;
- Assessing the implementation of previous forest planning on forest management, protection and development; forest products processing and trade; investment in science and technology and workforce;
- Forecasting forest products demand and market, forest environmental services, effect of climate change, scientific and technical advances and technological advances applied to forestry;
- Studying cases and connection of industries; determining requirements for socio-economic development of forestry;
- Determining points of view and development goals of forestry;
- Sustainable development orientation of reserve forests, protection forests and production forests;
- Development orientation of forestry infrastructure;
- Development orientation of the market, material supplying areas and processing of forest products;
- Solutions to and resources for implementing the planning.
What are the regulations on the assessment of the national forest planning in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 12 of the 2017 Law on Forestry in Vietnam, the assessment of the national forest planning is as follows:
- The Prime Minister shall set up an assessment council responsible for the national forest planning;
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall be the standing authority of the assessment council of the national forest planning;
- The assessment council shall carry out assessment of the national forestry planning and send results thereof to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall acknowledge and explain assessment contents;
- Assessment contents shall include the compliance with the overall national planning, national forestry development strategy and national land use planning; actual situations, resources, demand and capability of using forests to satisfy requirements for sustainable development; socio-economic and environmental efficiency; and feasibility of the planning.
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