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Decision No. 116/1999/QD-TTg ratifying the Zoning Plan for Restoration of Submerged Forests (Project Area) in Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang and Tra Vinh Provinces.

Country/Territory
Viet Nam
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Công Báo No. 21, 8 June, 1999, p. 7-8.
Subject
Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Inland waters Ecosystem preservation Wetlands Zoning Protection forest Timber extraction/logging Coastal zone management Forest service/forest officers Management/conservation
Geographical area
Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

A plan for the protection of coastal zones and the environment in the Project Area is hereby approved by the Prime Minister. The Plan aims at contributing to sustainable development of forestry, fishery and agricultural production. The Plan for Zoning foresees in vital protection zones, less vital protection zones (buffer zones), and economic zones. Total acreage of the protected zones is specified for each province. Both for vital and less vital zones indications are given on allowed development: Forests in vital zones shall be completely protected in order to develop submerged forests (protection forests) according to afforestation plans. In buffer zones sixty percent of the surface shall be for protection forests and the rests may be used for agricultural, aquacultural and other purposes in accordance with the contents of the zoning plan report. Specific plans to be approved by local authorities shall be based on the general zoning plan for restoration of submerged forests. (4 articles)

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