Functions and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam

According to Decree No. 36/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is a governmental agency performing the function of state management of land; water resources; minerals and geology; environment; hydrometeorology; climate change; survey and cartography; integrated management of marine and island resources and protection of the marine and island environment; remote sensing; and state management of public services in the fields under its management.

Specifically, regarding land, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam has the responsibility to guide, examine and organize the implementation of policies, laws, strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes and projects on land management and use after they are decided or approved by competent authorities; to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with related ministries and sectors in formulating and submitting to the Government or competent agencies for promulgation principles and methods of land pricing; to guide the formulation of and modify land price tables and the determination of specific land prices in accordance with the land law; to make land price maps; to formulate, summarize and provide data and information on land price brackets and tables and specific land prices; to distribute, and manage the use of, blank certificates of land use rights and ownership of house and land-attached assets; to direct and guide the settlement of land-related complaints and disputes in accordance with law; etc.

Regarding the environment, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam shall guide, examine and organize control of polluting sources from production, business and service activities of economic zones, industrial parks, export processing zones, hi-tech parks, industrial clusters and craft villages in accordance with law; guide environmental protection regarding chemicals, pesticides, veterinary drugs, import of discarded materials to be used as production materials and dismantlement of used seagoing ships; elaborate a list of bioproducts used for pollution prevention and mitigation and waste treatment; the list of polluting bioproducts banned from import, the list of scraps permitted for import; prevent and respond to environmental incidents in accordance with law.

Concurrently, guide, examine and organize the management of environmental quality of water, soil, air, river basins, sea and islands, urban centers, rural areas, residential areas and public areas in accordance with law; guide, examine and organize the registration, certification, grant, re-grant, modification and revocation of environmental licenses, certificates and practice certificates in accordance with law; etc.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam consists of 23 units: Department of International Cooperation; Department of Planning-Finance; Department of Science and Technology; Department of Legal Affairs; Department of Emulation, Commendation and Public Information; Department of Organization and Personnel; The Inspectorate; The Office; Vietnam Administration of Sea and Islands; Vietnam General Department of Geology and Minerals; General Department for Land Administration; Vietnam Environment Administration; Department of Hydrometeorology; Department of Information Technology and Natural Resources and Environment Data; Department of Survey, Cartography and Geographic Information of Vietnam; Department of Climate Change; Department of Water Resources Management; Department of National Remote Sensing; Institute for Natural Resources and Environment Strategies and Policies; Natural Resources and Environment newspaper; Natural Resources and Environment journal; The Center for Water Resources Survey and Planning; The Training and Re-training School for Natural Resources and Environment Cadres.

Source: Vietnam Government newspaper

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