Order and procedures for elaborating and approving a national master plan on biodiversity conservation in Vietnam

Order and procedures for elaborating and approving a national master plan on biodiversity conservation in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Order and procedures for elaborating and approving a national master plan on biodiversity conservation in Vietnam

Order and procedures for elaborating and approving a national master plan on biodiversity conservation in Vietnam according to Article 3 of Decree 65/2010/ND-CP are as follows:

- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, concerned ministries and ministerial-level agencies, and People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as provincial-level People's Committees) in. elaborating, appraising and submitting to the Prime Minister for approval a national master plan on biodiversity conservation according to the following order and procedures:

+ Surveying to identify biodiversity conservation needs and elaborating a national master plan on biodiversity conservation:

+ Collecting opinions of concerned ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level People's Committees;

+ Appraising the national master plan on biodiversity conservation;

+ Submitting the national master plan on biodiversity conservation to the Prime Minister for approval.

- The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall set up an intersectoral appraisal council and assume the prime responsibility for the appraisal. The council shall take responsibility for the contents and feasibility of the national master plan on biodiversity conservation.

The intersectoral appraisal council shall make decisions by majority vote.

The intersectoral appraisal council is composed of 9 members, including the chairman being a leader of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and members being department-level representatives of the Ministries of Planning and Investment; Natural Resources and Environment; Agriculture and Rural Development; Science and Technology; Culture, Sports and Tourism; and Health, and a number of biodiversity specialists.

- A dossier to be submitted for approval of a national master plan on biodiversity conservation comprises:

+ National master plan on biodiversity conservation;

+ Report of the intersectoral appraisal council;

+ Appraised strategic environmental assessment report on the national master plan on biodiversity conservation;

+ Written opinions of concerned ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level People's Committees.

2. Order and procedures for elaborating, appraising and approving master plans on biodiversity conservation of provinces and centrally run cities in Vietnam

Order and procedures for elaborating, appraising and approving master plans on biodiversity conservation of provinces and centrally run cities in Vietnam according to Article 4 of Decree 65/2010/ND-CP are as follows:

- Provincial-level People's Committees shall elaborate, appraise and submit to provincial-level People's Councils for approval their local master plans on biodiversity conservation according to the following order and procedures:

+ Surveying to identify biodiversity conservation needs and elaborating master plans on biodiversity conservation of provinces or centrally run cities;

+ Collecting opinions of concerned departments, divisions, sectors and district-level People's Committees;

+ Appraising master plans on biodiversity conservation of provinces or centrally run cities;

+ Submitting master plans on biodiversity conservation of provinces or centrally run cities to provincial-level People's Councils for approval.

- Chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees shall set up intersectoral appraisal councils and assume the prime responsibility for the appraisal. Intersectoral appraisal councils shall appraise the contents and feasibility of master plans on biodiversity conservation of provinces or centrally run cities.

Intersectoral appraisal councils shall make decisions by majority vote.

An intersectoral appraisal council is composed of 9 members, including the chairman being a leader of the provincial-level People's Committee, and members being leaders of provincial-level Departments of Planning and Investment; Natural Resources and Environment; Agriculture and Rural Development; Science and Technology; Culture, Sports and Tourism; and Health, a department-level representative of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and biodiversity specialists.

- A dossier to be submitted to a provincial-level People's Council for approval of the master plan on biodiversity conservation of a province or centrally run city comprises:

+ Master plan on biodiversity conservation of a province or centrally run city;

+ Report of the intersectoral appraisal council;

+ Appraised strategic environmental assessment report on the master plan on biodiversity conservation of a province or centrally run city;

+ Written opinions of concerned departments, divisions, sectors and district-level People's Committees.

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