Decree No. 109/2003/ND-CP on the conservation and sustainable development of submerged areas. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Cong Bao No. 159, 28 September 2003, pp. 3-10. Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Inland waters Ecosystem preservation Sustainable development Wetlands Biodiversity Zoning Access right EIA Inventory Management/conservation Protected area Protection of habitats Research Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes 15 days after being published. Abstract The Decree comprises 6 Chapters: I, General Provisions; II, Surveys and formulation of plannings on conservation and sustainable development of submerged areas; III, Conservation of submerged land; IV, Sustainable development of submerged areas; V, Commendation, reward and handling of violations; VI, Implementation Provisions. The Decree provides for the management, conservation and sustainable development of wetlands presenting characteristics of biodiversity and ecological features of high importance for the protection of water sources, ecological balance and national and international relevance. Zoning is the main aspect of the wetlands management, together with the preservation of ecosystems and habitats by means of survey, monitoring, planning,preventing waste pollution, conducting inventories and properly exploiting natural and touristic resources of the wetlands. The wetlands are defined as Ramsar Zones, according to the Ramsar Convention on Submerged areas of international importance, signed in Ramsar, Republic Of Iran, in 1971 to which Vietnam became a member as per the 20th of January 1989. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Circular No. 18/2004/TT-BTNMT guiding the implementation of the Government's Decree No. 109/2003/ND-CP on the conservation and sustainable development of submerged areas. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2004 Keyword: Inland waters, Ecosystem preservation, Wetlands, Zoning, Classification/declassification, Cultural heritage, Endangered species, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Institution, Management/conservation, Migratory species, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Use restrictions, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No. 66/2019/ND-CP Decree on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2019 Keyword: Wetlands, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Management/conservation, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Research, Policy/planning, Inspection, Sustainable use, Inventory, Access right, Access and benefit-sharing, Public participation Source: FAO, FAOLEX