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Vietnam: Lump sum contracts for regeneration of coastal natural forests

16:04, 19/10/2016

Decree No. 119/2016/NĐ-CP was issued by Vietnam’s Government, providing for policies on sustainable management, protection and development of coastal forests to cope with climate change.

Specifically, according to Decree No. 119/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, lump sum contracts for forest protection and regeneration of coastal natural forests shall be made in accordance with current laws. According to which:

- Contracting party: Special-purpose forest management boards, protective forest management boards, forestry companies or communal-level people’s committees.

- Contracted party: Organizations, households and individuals that have stable residence at coastal communes.

- Annually, the contracting party is responsible for signing contracts, acceptance and evaluation of works performed by the contracted party as regulated. Contracting party shall base on annual acceptance results to make payments and statements of expenses.

Also according to Decree No. 119/2016/NĐ-CP, types of forests eligible for receiving assistance for contracted forest protection and natural regeneration of forests: Coastal protective forests and coastal special-purpose forests managed by protective or special-purpose forest management boards or forestry companies; Coastal protective forests and coastal special-purpose forests which are not allocated or leased, and are managed by people’s committees of communes/wards/district-level towns.

View more details at Decree No. 119/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 10, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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