Amendments to regulations on reforestation on planted forest areas in Vietnam

Some regulations on reforestation are amended as follows:

- Modifying the concept of reforestation:

Specifically, reforestation is a silvicultural measure to create forests on forest land areas after clear exploitation, forests lost due to natural disasters or other causes; and additional planting for areas that do not meet the criteria for forest status.

(Current regulations on reforestation are silvicultural measures to create forests on planted forest land areas after exploitation or damage due to natural disasters or other causes.).

- Additional subjects for reforestation:

Specifically, additional subjects for reforestation are the area of planted forests to protect against wind and flying sand; Protection forests that block waves and encroach on the sea do not meet the criteria to become forests; Production forests are converted to protection and special-use forests; Planted forests reaching biological maturity (old) do not have enough density of main crops of 600 trees/ha for protection forests. Canopy coverage is less than 0.3.

In addition, additional reforestation measures are as follows:

Area of protective forests planted to block wind and flying sand; Protection forests that block waves and encroach on the sea do not meet the criteria to become forests; Production forests are converted to protection and special-use forests; Planted forests reaching biological maturity (old age):

Depending on the existing density, additional planting ensures the density of main crops or the density of forest formation.

Technical measures for planting in bands or scattering are implemented according to Points b, c, d, dd, g, and h, Clause 2, Article 7; planting in groups shall comply with Clause 3, Article 7 of Circular 29/2018/TT-BNNPTNT.

Circular 17/2022/TT-BNNPTNT takes effect on December 12, 2022.

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