Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development responds to Nghe An voters' petition on proposal to increase forest protection contract support level
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An voters proposed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development study and propose raising the level of support for forest protection contracts and the level of payment for forest environmental services to improve the lives of people in mountainous areas and encourage people to participate in forest protection.
Nghe An voters reflected that the level of forest protection contract support according to Decree No. 75/2015/ND-CP of the Government on mechanisms and policies for forest protection and development, associated with the policy of rapid and sustainable poverty reduction and support for ethnic minorities in the period 2015 - 2020 and the level of payment for forest environmental services according to Decree No. 156/2018/ND-CP of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Forestry Law is still low. Voters recommended that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development study and propose to increase the level of forest protection contract support and the level of payment for forest environmental services to improve the lives of people in mountainous areas and encourage people to participate in forest protection.
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development responded as follows:
In 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was assigned by the Government and the Prime Minister to preside over and coordinate with ministries and branches to develop a Decree on a number of investment policies in forestry.
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| Hung Hoa mangrove forest. Photo: Nguyen Book |
The Ministry has completed the draft Decree dossier to submit to the Government in Submission No. 6859./TT-BNN-TCLN dated October 22, 2021 and received and explained the opinions of Government members in Report No. 3078/BC-BNN-TCLN dated May 17, 2022, submitted to the Government for consideration and promulgation.
The Draft Decree will replace current forestry policy documents, including Decree No. 75/2015/ND-CP dated September 9, 2015 of the Government. The content of the Draft Decree has fully regulated policies on investment in forest protection and development in general, specific policies according to forest types and subjects, ensuring harmony between the ability to balance the State budget and current practical requirements.
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| Checking and determining the forest area for payment of forest environmental services in Nghe An. Photo: PV |
- Regarding payment for forest environmental services:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development drafted a Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 156/2018/ND-CP of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Forestry Law, and submitted it to the Government for consideration and promulgation in the fourth quarter of 2020.2.
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| The policy of payment for forest environmental services has provided timely support for forest management and protection in localities. Photo: PV |
Including the content on adjusting the level of payment for forest environmental services. Currently, the Draft Decree is being consulted with ministries, branches, localities and relevant organizations and individuals in writing and on the Electronic Information Portal.
We recommend that voters of Nghe An province pay attention and contribute their opinions to the content of the Draft Decree to resolve practical problems.
