Vietnam: Honor and reward agencies, organizations, residential communities, households and individuals for their active role in environmental protection activities

According to Article 5 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, State policies on environmental protection are specified as follows:

- Facilitate the involvement of agencies, organizations, residential communities, households and individuals in performance, inspection and supervision of environmental protection activities;

- Disseminate information in association with taking administrative and economic measures and other measures to strengthen compliance with law on environmental protection and build a culture of environmental protection;

- Focus on biodiversity conservation and protection of the environment in natural heritage sites; efficiently and economically extract and use natural resources; develop green and renewable energy; develop technical infrastructure serving environmental protection;

- Give priority to environmental pollution elimination and recovery of degraded natural ecosystems, and attach great importance to environmental protection in residential areas;

- Diversify sources of investment capital for environmental protection; set a specific expenditure on environmental protection within the state budget and according to environmental protection requirements and tasks; prioritize the use of sources of funding for key environmental protection tasks;

- Safeguard interests of organizations, residential communities, households and individuals making their contribution to environmental protection activities; provide incentives and assistance for environmental protection activities; promote environmentally-friendly products and services;

- Intensify scientific research and development of technologies for pollution elimination, waste recycling and treatment; give priority to transfer and application of advanced, high and environmentally-friendly technologies and best available techniques; strengthen training in human resources in environmental protection;

- Honor and reward agencies, organizations, residential communities, households and individuals for their active role in environmental protection activities as prescribed by law;

- Expand and promote integration and international cooperation in environmental protection, and adhere to all international environmental agreements;

- Screen investment projects according to environmental criteria; apply appropriate environmental management tools in each stage of the strategy, planning, program and investment project;

- Incorporate and promote circular economy and green economy in formulation and implementation of socio-economic development strategies, planning, plans, programs and projects.

View more details at the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2022.

Ty Na

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