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New policies related to forestry development

Hoai Thu November 28, 2024 13:59

Recently, central and local authorities have issued many new policies related to the forestry sector to encourage individuals, organizations, agencies and units operating in the forestry sector to participate more actively in forest protection and development. In particular, the Land Law 2024 has new regulations related to this field.

On November 26, the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province deployedForestry planningnational period 2021 - 2030, taking into account the year 2050. At the same time, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development also disseminated new policies in forestry development, handed over maps and forestry planning data to relevant units and localities. Newly issued policies, notably 03 new legal documents issued by the National Assembly and the Government, have a number of policies and regulations related to the forestry sector. These are the 2024 Land Law; Decree No. 91/2024/ND-CP dated July 18, 2024 amending and supplementing Decree No. 156/2018/ND-CP dated November 16, 2018 detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Forestry Law; Investment policy in forestry stipulated in Decree No. 58/2024/ND-CP.

Cây khôi nhung tía trồng dưới tán rừng ở xã Yên Hoà đã cho thu hoạch. Ảnh: Hoài Thu
People in Yen Hoa commune (Tuong Duong) grow medicinal herbs under the forest canopy. Photo: Hoai Thu

Land LawNo. 31/2024/QH15, approved by the 15th National Assembly at the 5th Extraordinary Session, has 16 chapters and 260 articles, effective from August 1, 2024, with many new points to help develop sustainable forestry. At the same time, a number of articles are amended and supplemented to remove bottlenecks related to the authority to convert forest use purposes, forest allocation plans, forest leasing, etc.

Specifically, the new points of the 2024 Land Law in the fieldforestryRegarding land classification, the regulation on the group of "unused land" has been amended to "land with undetermined purpose of use and not yet assigned or leased".

This is a new regulation compared to the 2013 Land Law. Accordingly, forestry land includes both forested and unforested land after clear-cutting or bare land, bare hills, rocky mountains, land areas with interspersed inland water surfaces located in an inseparable sustainable natural ecosystem, planned for forest development by means of new forest planting, reforestation or regeneration. This regulation will overcome the current inconsistent statistics, management and use of forestry land.

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People of Pha Danh commune clear the ground cover to prepare for planting Do trees on the production forest land. Photo: Hoai Thu

The 2024 Land Law amends and supplements a number of articles of the Forestry Law: Specifically, the principles of forest allocation, forest leasing, conversion of forest use to other purposes, and forest recovery are stipulated: In accordance with national forestry planning or provincial planning, or district-level land use planning. This provision has expanded the principles of forest allocation, forest leasing, conversion of forest use to other purposes, and forest recovery when only one of the three above-mentioned plans is required.

Regarding the basis for forest allocation, forest leasing, conversion of forest use to other purposes, and forest reclamation: The plan for forest allocation, forest leasing, and conversion of forest use to other purposes of the People's Committee at the district level is approved by the People's Committee at the provincial level, or the annual land use plan at the district level is approved by the competent authority. This regulation expands the basis for forest allocation, forest leasing, conversion of forest use to other purposes, and forest reclamation when it only needs to be consistent with one of the two plans mentioned above.

Authority to decide on the policy of changing the purpose of forest use: The People's Council at the provincial level decides on the policy of changing the purpose of forest use to another purpose, except for the case of implementing projects under the authority of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister, the People's Council at the provincial level to approve and decide on investment policies according to the provisions of the Investment Law, the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Investment under the form of public-private partnership, the Law on Petroleum. Thus, basically, the authority to decide on the policy of changing the purpose of forest use (regardless of the limit or type of forest) has been decentralized to the People's Council at the provincial level; not divided into 3 levels (National Assembly, Prime Minister, People's Council at the provincial level) according to the old regulations.

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Planting FSC-certified bamboo forests in Dong Van commune (Que Phong). Photo: Hoai Thu

Regarding the rearing, growing, developing, and harvesting of medicinal plants in special-use forests, the regulations are as follows: Forest owners shall develop plans for rearing, growing, developing, and harvesting medicinal plants in special-use forests and submit them to competent authorities for approval. Forest owners shall organize, cooperate, associate, or lease the forest environment to organizations and individuals for rearing, growing, developing, and harvesting medicinal plants or for organizing scientific research activities. The rearing, growing, developing, and harvesting of medicinal plants in special-use forests shall be carried out in accordance with the Regulations.forest managementand other relevant legal provisions.

Regulations on scientific research, teaching, internship and tourism activitiesecology, recreation, entertainment and raising and growing medicinal plants in protective forests are supplemented with the following regulations: Construction of works serving eco-tourism, recreation, entertainment; raising and growing medicinal plants in protective forests.

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Developing community tourism in Na Ngoi (Ky Son). Photo archive

Regarding the cultivation and development of medicinal plants in protective forests, specific regulations include: Forest owners shall develop plans for the cultivation and development of medicinal plants in protective forests and submit them to competent authorities for approval. Forest owners shall organize, cooperate, associate or lease the forest environment to organizations and individuals for the cultivation and development of medicinal plants or for the organization of scientific research activities. The cultivation and development of medicinal plants in protective forests shall be carried out in accordance with the Forest Management Regulations and other relevant legal provisions.

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