What are the contents of the national sector planning in Vietnam?

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 25 of the Law on Planning 2017, the national sector planning shall specify orientations for development, distribution and organization of spaces and resources used for common, inter-regional and inter-provincial sectors.

What are the contents of the national sector planning in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Contents of national infrastructure planning in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 25 of the Law on Planning 2017, the national infrastructure planning includes the following main parts:

- Analysis and assessment of factors, natural conditions, resources, provision and use of spaces by national infrastructure sectors;

- Forecasting of development trends and development scenarios directly affecting national infrastructure during the planning period;

- Common and inter-regional assessment; socio-economic development requirements applied to sectors; opportunities and challenges to the development of national infrastructure sectors;

- Viewpoints and objectives for development of national infrastructure sectors;

- Plans for development of infrastructure sectors nationwide and in territories;

- Orientation for provision of land used for development of national infrastructure sectors, environmental protection, climate change resilience and preservation of ecology, landscapes and relics that have been nationally ranked;

- List of nationally important projects, prioritized projects on national infrastructure sectors and their execution in order of priority;

- Solutions and resources for planning implementation.

Contents of national natural resource use planning in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 25 of the Law on Planning 2017, the national natural resource use planning includes the following main contents:

- Analysis and assessment of natural conditions, investigation and survey of extraction and use of natural resources;

- Assessment of effects of extraction and use of natural resources;

- Analysis and assessment of socio-economic development policies and orientations related to extraction and use of natural resources, national environmental protection and relevant planning;

- Forecasting of science and technology advances and socio-economic development that affects protection, extraction and use of natural resources during the planning period;

- Viewpoints and objectives for extraction and use of natural resources in service of socio-economic development;

- Areas where extraction and use of natural resources are prohibited, restricted or encouraged;

- Orientation for environmental protection, natural disaster management and climate change resilience;

- Solutions and resources for planning implementation.

Contents of national environmental protection planning in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 5, Article 25 of the Law on Planning 2017, the national environmental protection planning includes the following main parts:

- Assessment of state and changes in the quality of environment, natural landscapes and biodiversity; waste generation and forecasting of waste generation; effects of climate change; environmental management and protection;

- Viewpoints, objectives, tasks and solutions for environmental protection;

- Environmental zoning; nature and biodiversity conservation; waste management; environmental monitoring and warning;

- List of nationally important projects, prioritized projects on environmental protection and their execution in order of priority;

- Solutions and resources for planning implementation.

Contents of national biodiversity conservation planning in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 6, Article 25 of the Law on Planning 2017, the national biodiversity conservation planning includes the following main contents:

- Assessment of state and changes in biodiversity, biodiversity management and conservation;

- Viewpoints, objectives, tasks and solutions for biodiversity conservation;

- High-biodiversity areas; important ecological landscapes; nature reserves; biodiversity corridors; biodiversity conservation establishments;

- List of nationally important projects, prioritized projects on biodiversity conservation and their execution in order of priority;

- Solutions and resources for planning implementation.

Mai Thanh Loi

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