Forestry Law contributes to improving the effectiveness of forest management and protection.
(Baonghean.vn) - That was one of the contents emphasized at the Conference on implementing the Forestry Law organized by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on the morning of January 10.
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| Overview of the conference. Photo: Quynh An. |
The conference aims to introduce and implement the Forestry Law to organizations, agencies and units that have been operating in the forestry sector and related to forestry activities. At the same time, it points out key issues and new points of the Forestry Law and contributes opinions to the draft Decree guiding the detailed implementation of the Forestry Law.
The conference specifically mentioned each new point of the Forestry Law. For example, the Law has institutionalized the forest ownership regime, expanded the scope of the Law, provided clearer regulations on forest product processing and trade; no longer allocated forests and collected usage fees but replaced them by leasing forests; promoted scientific and technological activities, international cooperation in forestry; in addition, provided more specific regulations on forest allocation, leasing and forest recovery; regulated the exploitation of potential benefits from non-timber products, created a sustainable financial source for investment in forests...
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| Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang - Head of Investigation and Handling Department, Forestry Department deployed the contents of the Forestry Law at the conference. Photo: Quynh An. |
The Law on Forest Protection and Development was promulgated in 1991. At that time, the issue of forest protection and development was very urgent when the forest coverage nationwide only reached 28%. In 2004, the National Assembly approved the Law on Forest Protection and Development 2004 to replace the Law of 1991. Based on the inheritance of 02 adjustments to the Law on Forest Protection and Development, on November 15, 2017, the National Assembly passed the Forestry Law consisting of 12 chapters and 108 articles. The Law took effect from January 1, 2019.
At the conference, comrade Nguyen Tien Lam - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the Association organizations, agencies and units to disseminate and implement the Forestry Law so that club members, members and civil servants, public employees and workers in the units can grasp the spirit of the Forestry Law. From there, there will be a comprehensive view to apply appropriately and effectively in the management, protection and development of forests in the locality.
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| Up in the western part of Nghe An, forests are protected and their coverage is increased. Photo: Nhat Lan |
