THE PRIME MINISTER
 
 
No. 1976/QD-TTg
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
 
Hanoi, October 30, 2014
 
 
DECISION
Approving the master plan on the national special-use forest system through 2020, with a vision toward 2030
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the December 3, 2004 Law on Forest Protection and Development;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP of December 24, 2010, on organization and management of the special-use forest system;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 218/QD-TTg of February 7, 2014, approving the Strategy for management of systems of special-use forests, marine reserves and inland water reserves of Vietnam through 2020, with a vision toward 2030;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
DECIDES:
Article 1: To approve the master plan on the national special-use forest system through 2020, with a vision toward 2030, with the following major contents:
1. Objectives
a/ Overall objective
To conserve and sustainably develop 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.
b/ Specific objectives
- To increase the total area of special-use forests from 2.2 million ha at present to 2.4 million ha by 2020, in line with the Strategy for management of systems of special-use forests, marine reserves and inland water reserves of Vietnam through 2020, with a vision toward 2030 under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 218/QD-TTg of February 7, 2014;
- To review, adjust and supplement the master plan on the special-use forest system according to the criteria provided in Article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP of December 24, 2010, on organization and management of the special-use forest system (below referred to as Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP);
 

 

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