Circular 23/2017/TT-BNNPTNT was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development stipulating the reforestation when converting forest land to other purposes.
To be specific, the management and use of replacement planted forests after investment are regulated by Circular 23 as follows:
- For the forest area created by the Investor's own planting, the Investor continues to manage, protect, develop, and use the forest; they enjoy benefits and fulfill obligations according to the law for special-use forests, protection forests, and production forests.- For the area of special-use forests and protection forests created from the replacement planting funds submitted by Investors to the Forest Protection and Development Fund or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), the Forest Management Boards and relevant agencies continue to manage, protect, and develop these forests.- For the area of production forests owned by households supported by replacement planting funds, the households are responsible for managing, protecting, developing, and using the forest; they enjoy benefits and fulfill obligations for production forests.
See the regulations on natural disaster risk handling in Circular 23/2017/TT-BNNPTNT, effective from January 1, 2018.
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