Decision No. 380/QD-TTg on the Pilot Policy on Forest Environment Service Charge Payment. Pays/Territoire Viet Nam Type du document Règlement Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts Mot clé Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Mesures de protection des forêts Forêt de protection Service forestier/agents forestiers Préservation de l'écosystème Royalties/redevances Aire géographique Asie, East Asian Seas, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Decision enters into force on the date of its signing. Résumé This purposes of this Decision are: to create a basis for the formulation of a legal framework on the policy on forest environment service charge payment applicable nationwide for clearly define the interests, rights and obligations of Forestry Environmental Service (FES) charge payees and payers, social forestry, creating sustainable economic foundations for forest protection and development, environmental and ecosystem protection, raising quality service, particularly ensuring water sources for electricity generation, water supply and tourist business activities. The Decision prescribes service types; sender charge rates; FES charge management and use; rights and obligations of FES charge payees and payers; responsibilities of authorities at all levels and branches for the implementation of the FES charge payment policy. The duration of application of the pilot policy on FES charge payment will be two years, counting from the effective date of this Decision. The policy on FES charge payment is experimentally applied in Lam Dong, Son La, Dong Nai, Hoa Binh. Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces and Ho Chi Minh city. The Regulation is divided as follows: General Provisions (Chap. I); Protection Forest Management (Chap. II); Protection and Development of Protection Forests (Chap. III); Use of Protection Forests and Benefit Mechanism (Chap. IV); Non-Business Funds for and Investment in Protection and Development of Protection Forests (Chap. V); Organization of Implementation (Chap. VI). Texte intégral Anglais Site web hethongphapluatvietnam.net