On December 20, 2008, the People's Council of Nghe An province, Vietnam issued Resolution 245/2008/NQ-HDND approving the Planning for exploration, extraction, processing, and use of various minerals for the period 2009-2020.
Areas prohibited and temporarily prohibited from mineral exploration and extraction in Nghe An Province, Vietnam (Internet image)
Resolution 245/2008/NQ-HDND proposes environmental protection solutions during the exploration, extraction, processing, and usage of minerals for the period 2009-2020 as follows:
- Total number of areas: 51;- Total area: 9,410ha, including areas temporarily prohibited related to military fields.
- Total number of areas: 239;
- Total area: 603,860ha. Of which:
- Protective forest: 129 areas with an area of 575,916ha;
- Historical, revolution, and archaeological sites: 77 areas with an area of 19,934ha;
- National defense: 33 areas with an area of 8,010ha
- Details on the area and coordinates of prohibited and temporarily prohibited areas for mineral activities will be adjusted after approval from the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee.
More details can be found in Resolution 245/2008/NQ-HDND which takes effect in Vietnam on December 30, 2008.
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