Decision No. 02/2003/QD-BTNMT promulgating the Regulation on environmental protection in the field of tourism

No. 116 (O"f .. 8 .. 2003) OFFICIAL GAZETTE It!.E...MINIS.E8..Y .. QEJiA.LUR~L RESDI.IRCES AND ENVIHQNMENT DECISION No.02/2003/(lD-BTNMT OF JULY ?.H, 2003 PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE l=IELD OF TOURISM Pursuant to the Environmental Protection I.aw of December 2 7, 1993; Pursuant to Tourism Ordinance No.1111999/Pf. UBTVQH1 D of February 8, 1999; Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 175/CP of October 18, 1994 guiding the implementation of the Environmental Protection Law; Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.91/2002/ ND-GP of November 11, 2002 on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Proceeding from the Prime Minister's opinions in Officiaf Dispatch No.123NPCPIKTTH of January 8, 2003 of the Government Office; After reaching agreement with the General Director of Tourism (Official Dispatch No.812/TCDL-PC of June 27, 2003 of the General Deparlment of Tourism); At the proposals of the director of the Environment Department and the director of the legal Department, DECIDES: Article 1.-To promulgate together with this Decision th,, 8 ey ulation on Environmental P rote(;\ior I in the field ol tourism. Article 2.- This Decision take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Article 3,- The presidents of the provinciaVmunicipal People's Committees, the general director of Tourism, Jhe heads of the units attached to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the directors of the provincial/municipal Services of Natural Resources and Environment, Tourism, Tourism-Trade, Trade-Tourism and the concerned organizations ::i.nd individuals stiall have to implement this Decision. Minister of Natural Hesourcet, and Environment MA1 Al Tnl,JC OFFICIAL GAZFrn~ N n. 116 (07 ·!MW01) REGULATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM (Promulgated together with Decision No. 0212003/OIJ B fNMT of July 29, 2003 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment) Chapter/ GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1.- Purposes, regulation scop0 and application subjects The Regulation on Environmental Protection in the 1\eld 01 tourism is promu\ga1ed to protect tourist environment, prevent and minimize adverse impacts on the environment in the process of car,ying out tourist activities, ensure the sustainable tourist development, thus contributing to the protection of the national environ rnent. This Regulation regulates activities directly related to tne tourist environ rnent in the territory of the Socialist Republic of V[ etnam and applies to organizations and individuals operating at tourist resorts, locations and routes. Article 2.- Term interpretation Apart from the words and phrases already explained in the Environmental Protection Law and the Ordinance on 1ourism, the words and phrases in this Regulatior are construed as follows: 1. Tourist environment means the natural environment covering the entire territorial space: land, water, air, ecological systems, fauna and flora systems, architectural works and natural landscapes, where 1cmrist activ1t\es are canied out. 2. Environmental protection in the field of tourism means activities of improving and embellishing the tourist environment; preventing and overcoming environmental degeneration, environmental pollution and environmenta.l incidents occurrino in the field of tourism. 3. Environmentally sensitive regions rm-nrn Urn components rn{si!y change their characters (\Ue 'm human activities. 4. ffolevant activities mean activities which do not aim to provide or use the tourist products but are carried out within tourist resorts, locations or regions which have already been planned exclusively for tourist development. Article 3.-Application of environmental standards in tourist activities Organizations and individuals, when organizing or conducting tourist activities, must comply with the regulation and norms on wastes, prescribed in Appendix 11 J to th is Regulation; have to notify in time and propose to the provincial/municipal Services o1 Natural Resources and Environment; Services of Tourism, Services of Tourism-Trade, Service of Trade• Tourism (hereinafter referred collectively to as Tourism Management Services) handling measures when the quality of the environment in areas where occur tourist activities fall to satisly the no(ms and conditions prescribed in Appendices I and 11 to this Regulation. Chapter It ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN lHE COURSE OF PROJECT FORMULATION, DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTION; TRANSFORMATION AND UPGRADING OF i"OUR.!ST RESORTS, LOCATIONS AND WORKS IN SERVICE OF TOURISM Article 4.-Assessment of environmental impacts in the field of tourism Investors and project owners engaged in tourist acf1vit'1es must elaborate and submit for evaluation their reports on environmental impact assessment according to law provisions. Article 5.- Ensuring the requirements on landscapes and environment in the process of construction in tourist resorts and locations as well as works in service of tourism regions where \and, wator and a\r componm.t,, 1. Worl<s constructed in tomist resorts and/or individual organ isrm; or Um cor ir 1ections l.wtwoon ti 1,.isu I\ icati I l11~ 1 nus! h arrnon ize wiH1 1 ho I andscapf1s and No. 116 { 07 ·8-200~:1) OFFICIAL GAZE fTF. surrounding environment. 2. Organizations and individuals, when elaborating projects, designing and/or: building tourist resorts, must ensure that the greenery and water surf ace proportions therein are in line with the purposes and use characters of the tourist resorts. 3. Organizations and individuals, when constructing projects in coastal, lakeside, riverside or streamside areas, or tourist beaches must not cause land or sand erosion ancVor slides or drop constructionmaterials and assorted wastes into beach areas. Article 6.~ Application of stipulations on environmental pro1ect\on in the field oi construct\on Organizations and individuals, when elaborating, designing, constructing, renovating and/or upgrading tourist resorts, locations and works in service of tourism, must abide by the provisions in the Regulation on Environ mental Protection in the field o1 construction, promuigiited together with Decision No.29/1999/QO BXD of Octoper22, 1999 of the Minister of Construction, and relevant legal ·documerlts. Chapter Ill RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE PROTECTION OF TOURIST ENVIRQt,iMENT IN THE COURSE OF CARRYING 01.JT TOUR 0 1St ACTIVITIES Article 7:~ lourist accommoclatl.on establishments' responsibility for environmental protection 1. To formulate and realize plans and programs of action for environmental pmtection in the course of carrying out tourist activities; 2. To draw up plans, prepare means and necessary conditions to cope with environmental incidents which may occur; to actively coordinate with the concerned agencies and abide by the adjustment by competent agencies to overcome thEJ consequences caused by environmental incidents; to apply measures to combat environmental degeneration and pollution, to improve environmental conditions in tourist accommodation ostablish rnents. :l 1o propapo.te, clir,:;cminate anrJ raise tho s1Jnf.(, of responsib'1lity tor environmental protection to officials and ornployees in accommodation establishments; 4. To ensum conditions on environmental sanitation as well as food safety and hygiene when providing accommodation, food catering and other services in the accommodation establishments according to law provisions; 5. To pla.ce garbage bins ensuring sanitation and beautiful looks in the premises of accommodation establishments; to collect all garbage in accommodation establishments and sort garbage for on-spot treatment or transport to prescribed places; hazardous wastes must be separately sorted out for treatment according to law provisions on treatment of hazardous wastes; 6, To treat waste water in accommoctation establishments in compatibility with the current Vietnamese standardi, on environment; . : , 7. To apply measures to'combat noise and air pollution caused by activities oftourlst accommodation establishments; 8. To rationally use e!ectr/cit}-\ water, raw materials, fuel, materials and other natu(al'resources in the course of operation; 9. To formulate their internal regulations on environ mental protection and disseminate them to their officials and employees as weft as guests tor observance; 10. To arrang3 (full--time or part-time) officials who have knowledge and skins inenvironrnenta! protection to oversee the environmental protection work in the ·tourist accommodation establishments; 11. To actively participate in overcoming environmental pollution and degeneration as well as environmental protection movements launched by local administrations and tourist services; 12. To manage, monitor and periodically evaluate the environmental situation in the tourist accommodation establishments as well as data on fuel and water consumption, garbc1ge, waste water; to Qflther guests' teedbaclt on environment at the accommodation ostablishments in or(ler to constantly improve and raise the enviromnent quality; I J. l<> c11H1ually report on their environmental prctnr:1.ion worl, to the concorned provincial/rnunicipal OrF-IGIAL GAZETTE No. l\6 (ff/·8-2003) Services in charge of tourism before February 15 of the following year. Articles.~ Environment protection responsibilities of tour business enterprises 1. To abide by the environment protection requirements when elaborating their tourist programs, not to organize tourist forms which cause harms to environment; 2. To include the environment protection contents into tourist manuals, to notify, remind and gu\de tourists to observe regulatio11s on environmental protection at places where they come to visit; not to send tourists into areas banned from tourist activities in national gardens, nature conservation zones and other restricted areas; 3. To regularly update information on the environ· mental sftuation, not to send tourists to heavily po fluted areas or regions where environmental incidents are occurring, ensuring to the utmost the sa1ety 1or their health and lives; 4. To equip tourist guides with knowledge on environmental protection and rescue measures in case of environmental incidents; 5. To actively participate in environmental protection activ(1ies in localities where they organize tourist programs; to subrnit to the competent agencies' administration in avoiding and overcoming consequences of environrrn:mtai incide:~ts. Article 9.~ Environmental protection responsibilities ot organizations and individua!s dealing in transportation of tourists 1, The means used for transportation of tourists must satisfy the environmental protection requirements prescribed in Decision No.4134/2001/QD-BGTVT of December 5, 2001 of the Minister of Communications and Transport, promulgating the technical safety and environmental protection standards of land-road traffic means, and the relevant Jenal documents; 2. To Qllide and remind tourists not to discard garbage wantonly en route; 3. 'To gather and dump M the pre:;cribed places garbage arisin~J on rneans in the course of trar 1Hporta.tion of tourists; 4. Not io discharge into the environment smoke, clust, oil, gas or substances carrying waste matters in excess of the permitted criteria; 5. Not to transport explosives, inflammables, radioactive substances. For products yielding bad smells, which are allowed for transportation, before being carried onto the transport means, they must be carefully wrapped up, without letting their smells leak outside, without letting them drop on transport means and on roads; 6. Not to illegally transport rare and precious animals and/or plants prescribed in Decree N o.18/HDBT of January 17, 1992 of the Counci! of Minis1ers providing the lists of rare and precious forest plants and animals and the management and protection regime and Decree No.48/2002/ND-CP of April 22, 2002 o1 the Government amendfng and supplementrng the Hsts of rare and precious wild plants and animals, promulgated together with Decree No.18/HDBT ot January 17, 1992 of the Council of Ministers providing the lists of rare and precious forest plants and animals and the management and protection regime. Article 10.- Envlronmental protection respomsibillties of the Management Boards or organizations, individuals rnanag g tourist resorts or locations i . To formulate internal regulations on environmental ,.;(,Aection, 3u;table to the particularities cf t'1c tourist resorts or locations and post thern up at enirances and easily seen places in the tourist resorts, locations; 2. To place garbage bins at places convenient for tourists to discharge garbage; to gather or s'ign contracts with other organizations or individuals for gathering garbage in tourist resorts and locations and carrying lhem to treatment places; to build public water closets at suitable places, ensuring environmental sanitation; 3. To arrange (full-time or part-time) officials with knowledge and skills in environmental protection to rnonitor tho onvironmontaf situo.1fon and tho observance of requirements on protection of environment in tourist tesorts and locations; 4. To check, guide and request organizations and individuals operating in tourist rm,orts and locations to N(). i 16 (07-8-2003) OFFICIAL GAZETTE observe the regulations on environmental protection; 5. To create favorable conditions for functional agen cies to conduct observation and monitoring of environmental evolution in tourist resorts and locations; 6. To regularly monitor the environmental situation in tourist resorts and locations and make annual reports on current environmental status and send them to the provincial/municipal Services in charge of tourism before February 15 of the following year; 7. To discover in time phenomena of environmental degeneration, pollution and/or incidents in tourist resorts and locations, to promptly notify such to responsible agencies and at the same time to apply measures to preclude and overcome the consequences thereof within their capabilities; 8. In cases where tourist resorts or locations lie in or next to environmentally sensitive areas, to ensure that the activities in tourist resorts or locations shall not adversely affect the environment in surrounding areas. Article 11.-Environmenta! protection responsibilities of tourists 1. To abide by the regulations on environmental protection at places where they come to visit and the environmental protection instructions of the tour business enterprises, tourist accommodation establishments, tourists- carrying organizations or individuals and competent persons managing the tourist places; 2. To discard garbage at the prescribed places; 3. Not to scarce away, tease animals at the tourist sites or commit other acts of infringing upon their normal activities; 4. Not to fell trees, break tree branches or commit other acts of destroying trees and/or greenery carpets in the tourist sites; 5. Not to build fire at places prone to forest fires or greenery carpet destruction; 6. Not to bring toxic chemicals, explosives and inflammables into tourist sites. 7. Not to buy, sell or usH rare and precious animals and plants prescribed in UfJcree No.18/H DBT of ,January 17, 1992 of the Council of Ministers providing the lists of rare and precious forest plants and animals and the management and protection regime, and Decree No.48/ 2002/ND-CP of April 22, 2002 of the Government, amending and supplementing the lists of rare and precious wild plants and animals, promulgated together with Decree No.·\8/HDBT of January 17, 1992 of the Council of Ministers providing the lists of rare and precious forest plants and animals and the management and protection regime and the products thereof as landscape backgrounds, food, medicines or souvenirs. Article 12,M Environmental protection responsibilities of organizations and individuals in tourist resorts, locations Organizations and individuals staying and/or operating in tourist resorts, locations or areas already planned for tourist development must not conduct activities which cause adverse impacts on tourist landscapes and environment; gather and treat garbage and abide by the regulations on environmental protection under the guidance of organizations and/or individuals directly managing the tourist resorts, locations; to participate in the protection and improvement of the tourist environment, the prevention and.combat of environmental pollution, degeneration and incidents in the areas. Article 13.M Protection of environment at tourist beaches 1 . Organizations and individuals must not dump solid wastes into tourist beaches; liquid wastes must be treated up to the waste norms prescribed in Appendix Ill to this Regulation (not printed herewith) before they are discharged into those areas. 2. Organizations and individuals must not catch aquatic resources, anchor or moor their fishing means and/or waterways transport means in beach areas. Article 14.- Protection of environment in special• purpose forests Organizations and individuals providing services for tourists in special-purpose forest zones must abide by tho following regulations: 1. Not to fell trees in the special-purpose forests; Or:FICIAL GAZE'fTE: No. 116 (07-6-200:i) 2. Not to hunt, trap and catch wild animals under the provisions in the Prime Minister's Directive No.359/ CT--ng of May 29, 1996 on urgent measures to protect and develop wild animal species; the rare and precious animals prescribed in Decree No.18/t-lDBT of January 17, 1992 of the Council of Ministers providing tho lists of rare and precious forest plants and animals and the management and protection regime and the Government's Decree No.48/2002/ND-CP of April 22, 2002, amending and supplementing the lists of rare and precious wild plants and animals, promulgated together with Decree No.18/HDBT of January 17, 1992 o1 the Council of Ministers providing the lists of rare and precious forest p I ants and animals and the regimes on the management and protection thereof as well as on the use of their products as landscape backgrounds, food, medicines or souvenirs: 3. Not to organize activities which cause noises and harass the normal life of wilCl animals; 4, Not to tend, rear animals or cultivate plants of strange species in tourist resorts or locations; 5. Not to bring toxic chemicals, explosives, inflammables into forests; hot to build fire in strictly protected areas; 6. To organize garbage collection and treat waste water in tour business establishments up to TCVN 5945 1995 standard before 'they are discharged into the environment: 7. To regularly popularize among and educate tourists and population community in tourist resorts and locations in the protection of bio-diversity, forest fire prevention and fighting, release of garbage at the prescribed places. Attlcle 15.~ Environmental protection in the course of carrying out tourist festivities, festivals 1. !n the course of carrying out tourist festivities, festivals, the organizing committees must zone off to restrict tourists from visiting areas with sensitive bio ecological system and take measures to avoid concentrating tourists in too great numbers at a specific time so as to ensure the sustainability of tho tourist envimnrnent: to arrange places for garbago bins, sanitation eq u ipme rit to on s uro sanitation and convenience for tourists; to organize or coordinate with the concerned atJencies in organizing the garbagH collection for transport to 1reatrnent places. 2. Organizations and individuals providing setvices i 11 the cou me of organizing tourist festivities or festivals must ensure 1110 requirements on environmental sanitation, food hygiene and safety. Wastes discharged in the course of activities must be gathered and treated to ensure the environmental sanitation. Chapter IV RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE AGENCIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM A rticfe 16. -Responsibilities of the Ministry oJ Natural Resources and Environment 1, To assume the prime responsibility or C()ordinate with the General Department of Tourismih drafting and promulgating Vietnam's· tourist envfrohrnent quality standards, creating legal b'ases for the: State management over environmental protection in the field of tourism; 2. To guide provincial/municipal Setvices of Natural Resources and Environment or Setvices in charge of tourism in formulating and submittingto competent State agencies for promulgation the regulations on envimnrnental protflction in the •ie!r! of tourism in the localities and con·uuct activities to protect the tourist environment; 3. To elaborate and promulgate according to competence mechanisms to encourage tourist business establishments to apply environmental protection measures and environmental standards; 4. To assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the General Department of Tourism in evaluating !he written expositions of environment-affecting elements of projects, which affect the quality of tourist (mvi ran me nt; 5. To direct the organization of the observation system, monitor 1!10 current environmental status in tourist resorts ,md locations and to supply the gathered i11formation to provincia!/rnunic.:ipa/ Services in charge al tourism; No. 116 (07"8·200'.J) OFFICIAL G.l\Ll:'I n: G. To direct ti 10 Gen era I Uepartment of Tourism, tho provindal/municipal Peop\o's Committees in conducti~} tho evaluation and dotennination of damage and overcoming the consequences of environmental degeneration and pollution caused by environmental inc/dents, which afi'ect tourism; 7. To work out, and organize the implementation of, p!ans and planning on mobi(ization and deployment of forces and means within the scope of its management for participation or coordination 1n coping with environmental incidents in the field of tourism; a. To coordinate with the General Department of Tourism and the concerned State management bodies in conducting periodical or unexpected inspection of the observance of regulation on environmental protection in the fie!d of tourism, detecting and handling in time cases of violation; 9. To assume the prime responsib"1lily or coordinate with the Genera\ Department of Tourism in propagating, educating and guiding concerned organizations and individuals to Implement law provisions on environmental protection in the field Of tourism; 1 o. To coord1'nate with the General Department of Tourism in guiding the selection and annual awarding of organizations and individuals in the tourist sector for the\r outstanding achlevements in the environmental protection work. Article 17;~ Respon si bi!i tie:; of the Genen! Dq.Jc1r:ment ofTourism 1. To incorporate the environmental protection contents into tourist development strategies, programs and plans; 2. To assume the prime responsibi1ity or coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environrrient jn propagating, educatlng and gujding the concerned organizations and individuals to observe the law provisions on environmental protection in the liold of tourism; :3. To dirnct. guide and irv,rPct the performance or the tourist environment protection tasks of tho provincial/ municipal Servk:os in charge ol tour\s1w, 4. To coordinate with the concernorJ arJe11cios amj or~Janizalirms in flt"uvenlin9 and/ur ovorcorninµ tho onvironrnental degeneration, pollution and incidents in \he iield ol 'iourh,m; 5. To coordinate with competent State age/lcies or authorize 1110 provincial/municipal Services in charge of tourism to coordinate with such agencies in determining tho limits and scope of tourist activities, pormitted forms of tourist activities, sizes of architectural works, norms of eco!ogica( protection and bio-divers fly in special-use latests and other conservation zones; 6. To formutate and promuf gate according to competence mechanisms to encourage organizations and individua!s to carry out activities of improving and embellishing the tourist environment in the course of activities. 7. To formulate standards and award titles of environmentally friendly tourism (green hotels, green touris1 resorts, green tourist programs) to tourist business estab\\shmen1s Which well observe the regulations on environmental protecticm; 8. To consider and examine the observance of .. . . ~ environmental protection regulations when considering and recognizing first-rank enterprises In tourist business. Article 18.w Responsibilities of provincial/municipal SeN\ces o1 Natural Resources and En\Jironment 1 l"o period\cally provide ttie provinda!/municipal Services in charge of tourism data for elaboration of reports on the actual environn1ent21.I situation or reque:.,tej inforrnation on quality norms and actual situation of environment in tourist resorts and locations in geographical areas under its management; 2. To conduct activities of observation on environmental norms related to tourism at the requests o1 provincial/rrnmlcipal Smvices in charge of tourism; 3. To coordinate with provincial/municipal Services in ct1arge of tOLffism in providing the concerned managemr~nt 8(.JOhcies, tourist business establishments and popu/alion cornrnunities in 1ourist resorts and locations ,ii, woll as tourists information on actual envi1u1r111or1tal :,ituation in the field of tourism in the localities; 4 To 9uich~ iJ1vus1ors nnd owners of projects which affect 1he quality nf tm11ic;t environment in carrying out procedum,,; for for11111lntion, appraisal and approvc1I nf OFFICIAL GAZETTE the environmental impact evaluation reports, and tr,e written regfstration of environmental quality standarcfs; 5. To coordinate with provincial/municipal Services in charge of tourism in evaluating tt1e written reg istm.tion of environmental quality standards of projects which affect the tourist environment quality; 6. To coordinate with provincial/municipal Services in charge of tourism in organizing the implementation of plans to prevent, combat and redress the environmental degeneration and/or pollution in the tourist domain, plans to cope with and overcome environmental incidents in the field oi tourism in rocafities; 7. To coordinate with provincial/municipal Services in charge of tourism in conducting regular and unexpected inspections of the technologles, equipment and operation process as well as the capability to cope with environmental incidents of tourist business establishments in localities; 8. To provide provincial/municipal Services in charge of tourism with adequate, timely and accurate information on environmental incidents upon the detection of the environmental incidents threatening to cause harms to the environment in tourist resorts and locations; 9. To coordinate with provincial/municipal Services in charge of tm:rism in building up the contingent of propagators for environmental protection in the fio!d or tourism. Article 19.- ResponsibiHties of the provincial/ municipal Services in charge of tourism 1. To assist the provincial/municipal People's Committees in formulating the tourist development plannings of the localities along the direction of sustainable tourist development in line with the socio economic development plannings of the localities; 2. To propagate, education and guide tourist business establishments in tlle 1ocalities to observe the regulations on environmental protection; 3. To propose to the local People's Cornmittoes plans to enhance the or JVironmental protection ciuring the peak of tourist activities in the year: 4. To build up and deploy models which attract the participation of organizations, individuals and communities in tourist development and environmental protection in the field of tourism; 5. To monitor the tourist environment situation in localities; to detect in time phenomena of environ mental degeneration, pollution and/or incidents, acts of violating the tourist environment regulations; to handle or propose responsible agencies to handle such cases; 6. To make annual reports on actual tourist environment situation and send them to the Genera! Department of Tourism and the provincial/municipal People's Committees on March 31 of the fol lowing year at the latest as guided in Appendix IV to this Regulation; to make extraordinary reports in case of the occurrence of tourisf environment incidents in localities. ChapterV COMMENDATION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS Article 20.• Commendation Organizations and individuals that record achievements in the protection and embellishment of the tourist environment shall be commended and/or rewarded according to law provisions. Article 21.- Handling of violations Organizations and individuals that commit acts of violating the provisions of this Regulation shall an be handled according to law provisions. Organizations and individuals that commit acts of causing environmental pollution, degeneration or incidents in ttie course of tourist activities or causing adverse impacts on the tourist environment shall havo to apply remedial measures and compensate for damage according to law provisions. In cases where the organizations and/or individua1s that cause environmental pollution, degeneration or incidents but fail to take remedial measures or have applied remedial measures which are, however, not enough for restoring the original state, they shall have No. 116(07•8"2003) OFFICIAL GAZETl'E 10 pay for a\\ redressing expenses under rJoc\sions ol competent State bodies. Chapter VI IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS Article 23.· Responsibility for implementation organization The provincial/municipal People's Committees, the General Department of Tourism, the units under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the prov cial/munic\pal Services al Natural Resources and Environment, Services of Tourism, Service of Tourism and Trade, Services of Trade and Tourism and the concerned organizations and indiv'1duals shalt have to implement this Regulation. If problems arise in the course of implementation, they are requested to report them in writing to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for study and settlement Minister of Natural Resources and Environment MAIANTRUC