The average annual forest protection allowance from July 15, 2024 is how much?
Average Annual Forest Protection Contract Amount Effective from July 15, 2024
On May 24, 2024, the Government issued Decree 58/2024/ND-CP regarding certain investment policies in forestry.
Clause 3, Article 19 of Decree 58/2024/ND-CP stipulates the average annual forest protection contract amount as follows:
The budget allocation for the protection of special-use forests, protection forests, and natural production forests from the state budget is an average of 500,000 VND/ha/year.
For forest areas in region 2, 3 communes, it is 1.2 times the average level, and for coastal areas, it is 1.5 times the average level.
The cost for the initial dossier preparation for forest protection contracts is 50,000 VND/ha; management, inspection, and acceptance costs for forest protection are 7% of the total annual forest protection budget.
What is the average annual forest protection contract amount effective from July 15, 2024? (Image from the Internet)
Conditions for Receiving Forest Protection Contracts
Clause 2, Article 19 of Decree 58/2024/ND-CP stipulates the following regarding forest protection contracts:
Forest Protection Contracts
- Entities specified in point a, point b, clause 1, Article 5; points a, b, and c, clause 1, Article 9; and points a, b, and c, clause 1, Article 12, are prioritized for forest protection contracts: forest areas adjacent to residential areas for ethnic minority households, poor Kinh households in region II, III communes, households, individuals, and local community communities; forest areas adjacent to high-risk areas for forest resource infringement.
2. Conditions and limits for forest protection contracts are to be implemented according to the provisions of Article 4 and clause 2, Article 6 of Decree No. 168/2016/ND-CP dated December 27, 2016, of the Government of Vietnam, regulating the contracting of forests, plantations, and water surface areas in special-use forest management boards, protection forest management boards and state-owned limited liability agriculture, forestry companies.
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Article 4 of Decree 168/2016/ND-CP stipulates the criteria for determining the contracting party and the contracted party as follows:
Criteria for Determining Contracting and Contracted Parties
- The contracting party stipulated in clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree must meet the following criteria:
a) Assigned or leased agricultural land and assets attached to the land by the State as per the laws on land and forest protection and development;
b) Have a business production plan suitable with the planning and project on forest protection and development or project approved by a competent state authority according to current state regulations.
2. The contracted party stipulated in clause 2, Article 2 of this Decree must meet the following criteria:
a) Individuals receiving contracts must have full civil act capacity, be of working age, ensure the execution of the contract, and not be members of a family or community that has received a contract as per points b and c of this clause;
b) Families receiving contracts must have members with full civil act capacity, be of working age, ensure contract execution, and not be members of a community that has received a contract as per points a and c of this clause;
c) Village communities receiving contracts must ensure conditions of organization, human resources, and material resources to execute the contract;
d) In cases where the number of individuals or families requesting contracts exceeds the contracting need, the contracting party gives priority to individuals and families of ethnic minorities; poor Kinh individuals and families.
Thus, the conditions for receiving forest protection contracts are:
- Individuals receiving contracts must have full civil act capacity, be of working age, ensure contract execution, and not be members of a family or community that has received a contract as stipulated;
- Families receiving contracts must have members with full civil act capacity, be of working age, ensure contract execution, and not be members of a community that has received a contract as stipulated;
- Village communities receiving contracts must ensure conditions of organization, human resources, and material resources to execute the contract;
- In cases where the number of individuals or families requesting contracts exceeds the contracting need, the contracting party gives priority to individuals and families of ethnic minorities; poor Kinh individuals and families.
Limits for Forest Protection Contracts
Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree 168/2016/ND-CP specifies the limits for forest protection contracts as follows:
For work or service contracts, the contract limit is agreed upon by the contracting party and the contracted party. For stable contracts according to the production and business cycle, the contracting party, based on the scale of the contracted area and the needs of the contracted party, agrees upon and determines an appropriate contract limit, where:
- The contract limit for individuals is as agreed upon, but not exceeding 15 hectares.
- The contract limit for families is as agreed upon, but not exceeding 30 hectares.
- The contract limit for village communities is as agreed upon, but the total contracted area must not exceed the average total area of each household within the community, not exceeding 30 hectares at the time of the contract.
Note: Decree 58/2024/ND-CP takes effect from July 15, 2024.
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