What are environmental criteria for investment project classification in Vietnam?

What are environmental criteria for investment project classification in Vietnam?

I want to ask about environmental criteria for investment project classification in Vietnam. Thank you!

Answer:

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 28 of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020 stipulating environmental criteria for investment project classification in Vietnam as follows:

- Scale, capacity and type of production, business and service;

- Area of land, land with water surface, and sea used; scale of extraction of natural resources;

- Environmentally sensitive factors including high density residential areas; water source used for supply of domestic water; wildlife sanctuaries prescribed by the law on biodiversity and fisheries; types of forests prescribed by the law on forestry; other tangible cultural heritage and natural heritage sites; land meant for growing wet rice during 02 or more cropping seasons; important wetlands; migration and relocation requirements and other environmental sensitive factors.

What are methods for consultation during environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Vietnam?

According to the latest regulations, what are methods for consultation during environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Vietnam?

Answer:

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 33 of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020 stipulating methods for consultation during EIA in Vietnam as follows:

- Holding a meeting to collect comments;

- Collecting written comments.

Above are methods for consultation during EIA in Vietnam.

What are contents of an environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) in Vietnam?

What contents shall be included in the environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) in Vietnam. Thank you!

Answer:

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 32 of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020 stipulating contents of an EIAR in Vietnam as follows:

- Origin of the investment project, project owner, authority approving the project; legal and technical bases; EIA methods and other methods adopted (if any);

- Conformity of the investment project with the national environmental protection planning, regional planning, provincial planning, regulations of law on environmental protection and other relevant regulations of law;

- Assessing selected technologies and work items and activities that may result in adverse environmental impacts;

- Natural, socio-economic and biodiversity conditions; assessment of state of the environment; identifying affected subjects and sensitive environmental factor at the project location; demonstration of the suitability of the project location;

- Identifying, assessing and predicting major environmental impacts and waste generated in the phases of the investment project quantity and nature of waste; impacts on biodiversity, natural heritage sites, historical-cultural sites/monuments and other sensitive factors; impacts caused by land clearance, migration and relocation (if any); identifying and assessing environmental emergencies that are likely to occur;

- Works and methods for collecting, storing and treating waste;

- Methods for reducing other adverse environmental impacts of the investment project; environmental improvement and remediation scheme (if any); biodiversity offsets scheme (if any); environmental emergency prevention and response plan;

- Environmental management and supervision program;

- Consultation result;

- Conclusions, propositions and commitments made by the investment project owner.

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