| PRIME MINISTER ------- | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence– Freedom – Happiness --------------- |
| No.: 24/2012/QD-TTg | Hanoi, June 01, 2012 |
DECISION
INVESTMENT POLICY OF SPECIAL - USE FOREST DEVELOPMENT STAGE 2011 – 2020
Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on State budget 2002;
Pursuant to the Law on forest protection and development 2004;
Pursuant to the Investment Law 2005;
Pursuant to Decree No. 23/2006/ND-CP dated March 3, 2006 by the Government on implementation of the Law on forest protection and development;
Pursuant to Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP dated December 24, 2010 by the Government on organization and management of special use forest systems;
At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment;
The Prime Minister has promulgated the Decision on investment policy of special-use forest development, stage 2011 - 2020
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Viewpoint of investment and encourage of investment in special-use forest development
1. Special-use forest is the national property. Protection and development of special forest is the responsibility of the State and society.
2. The State has invested in building of infrastructure and material facilities and ensures the fund for the operation of the management machine and forest protection, conservation and monitoring of biodiversity, scientific research, human resource training, and propagation and education of forest protection and improve people's lives in special use forest and buffer zone.
3. The State encourages the development of activities of forest environment services, performing eco-tourism business in special use forests in accordance with law to generate revenues to offset the costs, raising income for officials, public servants and employees and gradually replacing investment from the state budget.
4. The State has policies to support investment and crate benefit-sharing mechanism for the economic sectors, village communities to participate in investment and protection and development of special forest.
Article 2. Objective to promulgate investment policies and encourage special forest development
1. Promulgating investment policies, mechanisms of special forest development to increase the investment efficiency. Ensuring the close supervision of the management agencies of all levels for special use forests, while increasing the initiative of the special-use forest management board in operations of business and management of services in the special-use forests in order to increase revenues in the special-use forests in the principle of conservation associated with development.
