Improving the effectiveness of state management of natural resources and environment

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 31, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held an online conference with 63 provinces and cities nationwide to deploy the task of state management of natural resources and environment in 2015. Comrade Hoang Trung Hai - Deputy Prime Minister attended and directed the conference. At the Nghe An bridge, Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired.

Overview of the online conference at Nghe An bridge

In 2014, the state management of natural resources and environment nationwide has had many changes. The whole sector has synchronously implemented the organization of the implementation of the 2013 revised Land Law. To date, 41.6 million land use right certificates have been issued with a total area of ​​22.9 million hectares (reaching 94.8% of the area required). The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has completed the development and submitted to the Prime Minister for promulgation 11 reservoir operation procedures; Strengthened supervision of the implementation of legal policies on mineral management and exploitation associated with environmental protection; Implemented temporary pollution treatment measures at facilities causing significant environmental pollution. The fields of hydrometeorology and climate change; Surveying and mapping; Sea and islands have also achieved many positive results, especially improving the effectiveness of international cooperation on sea and islands...

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the Nghe An bridge point

At the conference, Nghe An proposed that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment soon issue a set of technical and economic norms for hiring consultants in cases of determining specific land prices. It also proposed that there be specific instructions on starting prices in mineral exploitation rights auctions. Nghe An is also the province with the most polluted spots in the country due to residual pesticides, with huge treatment costs. It proposed that the Central Government have a special support mechanism for 80% of treatment costs for the province...

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai praised the achievements of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2014, and emphasized: In 2015, the final year of the 2010-2015 term, the Natural Resources and Environment sector needs to make more efforts in developing, perfecting and effectively implementing legal policies on natural resources and the environment. Complete planning in the fields under the management of the sector; Strengthen inspection, examination and handling of violations in all fields, especially in the fields of land and environmental protection; Promote international cooperation, enhance the position and role of Vietnam at international forums on climate change response. At the same time, the sector also needs to strengthen administrative reform and improve the capacity, discipline and order of civil servants in performing public duties...

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