Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP on the organization and management of the special-use forest system. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation National parks Zoning Classification/declassification Ecosystem preservation Policy/planning Protected area Cultural heritage Biodiversity Protection forest Tourism Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 1 March 2011. Abstract This Decree provides for the organization and management of the special-use forest system in Viet Nam in order to conserve the forests’ ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as their natural landscape, cultural and historical values. It sets out procedures and requirements for the establishment of a special-use forest and it classifies special-use forests into national parks, nature conservation zones, landscape protection zones and scientific and experimentation forest zones. Full text English Website www.vietnam-redd.org References - Legislation Implemented by Decision No. 1976/QD-TTg approving the master plan on the national special-use forest system through 2020, with a vision toward 2030. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2014 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Classification/declassification, Afforestation/reforestation, Protection forest, Forestry protection measures, Private forest, Protected area, Inspection, Community management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Circular No. 78/2011/TT-BNNPTNN guiding the implementation of the Government’s Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP on the organization and management of the special-use forest system. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2011 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, National parks, Zoning, Classification/declassification, Ecosystem preservation, Policy/planning, Protected area, Biodiversity, Protection forest, Tourism Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No.156/2018/ND-CP providing for enforcement of a number of articles of the Law on Forestry.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