Decision No. 186/2006/QD-TTg promulgating the Regulation on forest management. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo Nos. 65-66, 23 August 2006, pp. 39-61. Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Protected area Policy/planning Protection forest Timber extraction/logging Protection of species Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decision enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Decision provides for the creation, organization, production, management, use, maintenance, and conservation of Special-use Forests, Protection Forests and Production Forests, including land areas assigned by the State for forestry. Special-use forests shall be classified into national parks, nature conservation zones, landscape protection zones, and forests for scientific research. There shall be 4 types of protection forests: headwater protection forests, wind- and sand-shielding protection forests, breakwater and sea encroachment protection forests, and forests to protect the environment. Management responsibilities of Ministries and other authorities in respect of the areas are specified in the text. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Law on Forest Protection and Development. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2004 Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Classification/declassification, Afforestation/reforestation, Protection forest, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Private forest, Protected area, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Community management, Cultural heritage, Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decision No., 08/2001/QD-TTg issuing the Regulation on the Management of Special-use Forest, Protection Forest and Production Forests, which are Natural Forests. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2001 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Policy/planning, Protection forest, Timber extraction/logging, Indigenous peoples, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Circular No. 99/2006/TT-BNN guiding the implementation of a number of provisions of the Regulation on forest management, issued together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 186/2006/QD-TTg. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2006 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Policy/planning, Protection forest, Timber extraction/logging, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decision No. 34/2011/QD-TTg amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Regulation on forest management promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 186/2006/QD-TTg of 14 August 2006. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2011 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decision No. 17/2015/QD-TTg promulgating the Regulation on Forest Management. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2015 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Protection forest, Timber extraction/logging, Classification/declassification, Protection of species, Basin/catchment/watershed, Protection of environment, Management/conservation, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No.156/2018/ND-CP providing for enforcement of a number of articles of the Law on Forestry. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2018 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Enforcement/compliance, Classification/declassification, Lease, Forest fires, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Grazing, Protected area, Protection forest, Protection of species, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Financing Source: FAO, FAOLEX