Decision No. 62/2005/QD-BNN promulgating the Regulation on criteria for classification of special-use forests. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo Nos. 25-26, 22 October 2005, pp. 32-35. Subject Forestry Keyword Classification/declassification National parks Ecosystem preservation Protected area Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Regulation enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Regulation shall apply to all types of forestry land including natural forests, land without forests, land with lost forests, etc. Special-use forests shall contribute to the conservation of nature, specimens of the national forest ecosystem and forest biological gene sources, and to environmental protection, etc. The criteria for classifying special-use forests are specified in Chapter II and include the classification of national parks, nature conservation zones (nature reserves) and species-habitat conservation zones, and landscape protection zones (forests of historical relic or scenic places). Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Decree No.156/2018/ND-CP providing for enforcement of a number of articles of the Law on Forestry.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