06 principles of management of urban green trees in Vietnam

According to Article 3 of Decree No. 64/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, principles of management of urban green trees are specified as follows:

Principle 1: The Government performs the unified management of urban green trees with division and decentralization of responsibility under law.

Principle 2: The State shall invest in the development of public urban green trees for the sake of public interests.

Principle 3: The State encourages and creates conditions for organizations and individuals to participate in urban green tree planning, planting, tending, nursing and protection.

Principle 4: The management and development of urban green trees comply with urban planning and technical regulations, contributing to creating sceneries, environmental protection and biodiversity.

Principle 5: Upon construction of new urban centers, investors shall ensure land funds for green trees; planted green trees must be of proper types and species, comply with plant standards under approved detailed plans on urban centers and must be tended and protected till they are handed over to managing bodies under regulations of provincial-level People's Committees.

Principle 6: Upon construction of new urban roads, green trees must be planted at the same time with the construction of technical infrastructure works. When renovating or upgrading urban roads, technical tubings or laying underground overhead wire or cable lines in urban centers, which are related to the protection, felling, removal or planting of green trees, investors shall notify local green tree-managing bodies thereof for supervision of the implementation. The felling and removal of urban green trees must comply with Article 14 of this Decree.

View more details at Decree No. 64/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 30, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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