Economic-Technical Standards for Forest Protection Patrol in Vietnam as of February 1, 2024

Economic-Technical Standards for Forest Protection Patrol in Vietnam as of February 1, 2024

(1) Regarding the content of forest protection patrol:

- Preparation for patrol.

- Organization of forest protection patrol:

+ Inspect and detect forest destruction, logging, encroachment upon forest land along the patrol route and points; prevent and request the suspension of violating activities, record audio and video evidence at the scene, prepare minutes, and promptly inform the competent authorities for guidance and handling. Identify locations of forest destruction, logging, and encroachment upon forest land; record specific and accurate information based on facts about the discoveries, and determine the causes of forest destruction, logging, encroachment upon forest land, and forest loss.

+ Inspect and detect hunting, capturing, and trapping of forest animals, and setting traps for forest animals along the patrol route; record audio and video evidence at the scene, prepare minutes, and promptly inform the competent authorities for guidance and handling; identify locations of animal hunting and capture; record specific and accurate information based on facts about the discoveries.

- Reporting the results of forest protection patrol.

(2) Regarding the economic-technical standards for forest protection patrol per hectare:

- Applicable conditions:

+ Travel distance coefficient (Ki): Ki = 1.0 for travel distances below 20 km, Ki = 1.05 for travel distances of 20 km or more.

+ Forest type coefficient (Kj): Kj = 1 for planted forests; Kj = 1.05 for natural forests.

- Labor: From 7.28 to 8.03 laborers/ha/year.

- Material costs not exceeding 5% of the labor value according to Clause 2, Article 10 of Circular 21/2023/TT-BNNPTNT.

- Details of the work steps and standards for forest protection patrol as regulated in Appendix II issued together with Circular 21/2023/TT-BNNPTNT.

More details can be found in Circular 21/2023/TT-BNNPTNT, taking effect on February 1, 2024.

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