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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).

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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Repealed by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