The Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 1976/QD-TTg dated October 30, 2014 approving the master plan on the national special-use forest system through 2020, with a vision toward 2030 with the objective of conserving and sustainable developing important natural eco-systems, values of natural landscapes, historical and cultural relics and scenic places and endangered, precious and rare species in the special-use forest system; increasing the total area of special-use forests from 2.2 million ha at present to 2.4 million ha by 2020.
Under the Decision, the Prime Minister requests the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies to review and work out measures to protect forests, conserve nature and biodiversity, restore ecosystems and embellish landscapes; make dossiers for submission to competent authorities for approval: the re-categorization of 3 nature reserves into national parks; the establishment of 1 national park, 4 nature reserves, 6 species/habitat reserves, and 16 landscape protection zones; invest in infrastructure, train human resources and support international cooperation, survey and scientific research activities; to strive to gradually reduce dependence on state budget sources and gradually increase pro-activeness in the management of special-use forests; to encourage communities and enterprises to make financial investment in scientific research and eco-tourism development in special-use forests; To prioritize the creation of mechanisms to generate stable financial sources and mobilize different financial sources, especially from forest environment services and contributions of enterprises and involved parties toward socializing revenue sources to successfully conserve special-use forests…
This Decision takes effect on the signing date
