Decision No. 06/2004/QD-BNN promulgating the Program on Conservation of Bio-diversity in Central Truong Son Ecological region in the 2004-2020 Period

No. 17 (31-3,,.2004) OFFIClt,L GAZETTE LHE MINISTRY OF,!iGRJCULTURii AND RlJRAL DEVELOPMl=NT CONSERVATION OF BIO-DIVERSITY IN CENTRAL TRUONG SON ECOLOGICAL REGION IN THE 2004-2020 PERIOD" THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Pursuant to tire La.won Forast Proroctlon and O~vi,ropment of August 12, 1991: Pi,,,rstJant lo the Government's O&crBe No. 861 f!/)fJ3/N[J .. CP bf July)/;/, 2003 defining ttu~ functions, Utsks, pl'JWBr~ and Qtgahizational structure of the M!ntstly of Agrtcuttwe f/J1d/·Rural Ocvolopmanr : Purstiant to the Piiliid Mihi3ter's Deoit,iqn Na. 192.I 12003/QO· TTg Qf Sep{ffcmD,st · 1i7, ·2003 /ilpproving the Strctt9gy on manaf]6/11~'rH 'of the systen; of Vi0tnamr1se nature. can$¢J:V.lil/ritt t:0ne$ tit12010; Based.on thG Govarhmei1('$'D&cl1ment No. 811 CP-NN si(Jned on Jf,i~Utrt,f~, ·a/)04' qyDepaty-Pdm6 MM/ster Nguyen Ttin punfp~,j: th~ ttpprov~, of "the Program an ixmMrYillori·9fCentr111 Truong $rm {Lortg M0unlak1) bio·</.iversity in tho 2004~2020 pt3rlod'~ At the propo~al of the dfn~clbr of tf1~ Rimger Oeparltm111t in tlr:port Nh.' 1i4!T1"r!KL~BTTT of March 15, 2004, Article. 1.~ To ptotr.uJgate the Program 011 oonse!Vation Qf bio~dlvarslty of tt:e Central Truong Sori ecologlcal region in the 2004-2020 r-:er/Oj wi:11 Hie fellowing principal contents: I. THE PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES 1, Long-teTTTI O:Jjectlves: To ap:::ly genoral ,l'casures in order tc manage, protc:::t And restore r,(l:tu•aJ resources and bio• divorsity in the Ccntra' Truong Sor: reg:on ln a DEC1S!ON No. 06/2004/OD-BNN OF MARCH 22! sustainable manner in tt·,o cr.urse of ns.tiorrn.l 2004 PROMULGATING "THE PROGRAM ON ir0dustria'.ization a11 d r1:x1ernizat:cn, ~o :::ontrib;,itc to OFFICIAL GAZETTE No. 17 (31-3-2004} re,isi/7g the Jwa•eness of conser.,ation, dcveloo the managerial capebili:y and raise the living stantiards for local c,ornmuniti-cs. 2. Specific obJectfves: a) To conserve the important b1o-diversity vmues cf the Central Truong Son region, restore aM use them sustainably for the interests of the paopte. ir" the Central Truorg Son regi;:;n in.Particular and Vietnam in general, aiming lo C911trlbute 10 domt:1$tiC and international conservation e:ffi)rts; •· b) To taiae the aware11ess a;id S£lhS$. cf responsibility of tni CC1;¢ernsc:t Qrge.niz.atione; ~nd indlvlduals as wP;/las l~i11 c6rt-m1,1nfty :n the Central. Truong Son regbn With a view to'managing/ protecting ttl'ld· ,~storing aaologfoa(~ystcmS in the, region. c) To gfflcJU.-.11y'·,·a1ab6rate and put irto pr~otice systerrs or law,·poll~ies,.·ins~tutkms and· sp&ciflb ·egulatlon$ in orcfor to Grit1anctf me nim1a.g1;3me.rtt, proteotlon and re$;tOrat1cr. of *Utcet·of n~tutai\'. reso:.irces in tllo priority rogidn qf Canfra! Truong Son. All pro91ams a,1Lfa;chemes-impltlltr,entect in the region must gJve priOrityto ths biO..<fiW:tr$1ty CQf'l~hlation ano not contra vane the. iegal :doc\Jr('rtn·1~ on consc rvatk)'1. d) To /mPravc and raiM the ?~pabmty arid ak:llla for the foroes engaged in the managcmant·, protection and restoration of nawral ecologiea.l systems of the Central Truong Sor: region. e) To sustainabiy manage an~ (~tiona Uyrnm the sources of na:ural resources and bro-diversity in the Central T c1.1011g Son region with a view to rci.i9ing the living standard~ of t\1e local people ar.d contributing to hvnger eradicc1tro1 and poverty reduction and satisfying ths sccto·cccno'nic <:fevelopme:1t req J i~cme nts. II. PROGRAM EXECUTION SCOPE :-he P reg mm on conscrvat•:: n ot bio<1;vorsily in the Central T•uo1g Son rcgl~n in the 2004•2020 perloo shall oe execu!ed witr:in the administrative boundaries of 6 provinces !')f Quang Tri. Th"..Ja Thi en Hue, Quang Nam, Kon ,-urn, Gia Lai, Sinh Dinh a.nd Da Nang city in the Cer.traf Truong Son region. Hi. EXECUTJON PRINCIPLES AND METHODS . 1. Assesslrg the. current bio•diversity a,1d Socio e-:;;onomic: situation and vsJues in Central Truong ~n . ,2. Prloritlz/ng rr1flttor!i: an::t looalitle~ wilh high bio rJiversity potetltiels being lri dangef, but not yet invested or pQOrly invosted. ·•·· .. 3~ Raising the · conse rvafiori · m'all~gement capacity, . . . . ,. . . · .. 4. ·cdr1lribUttng tohunger eradication ind poverty •eduptkm,. ·raisjilg the Jiving· standard$.Ql'the local popt!latlqri. . !'l Ettablis,hlng am? ~fnciendy nic\,11iltiing n¢tworks ofconservauon ~ones, intensitying .. ttia·const}·rvanon. of habitats a;cfspecies fn t,ie priority zontts, . 6, ·r he Citintraf· Truo.ng Son province~ shall r ave . a strat'.'.lg1c en~ir~'Y\el"t\ fran,jjwork ~filing as ba!}is for dirooting tha e >Cecution of deCls1QnS on proper int erveri lion 1,, th~ .. □ evel op merit process and decisions on larld use pla.nnings. 7. The Oovornmcnt budget and policy decisions sha" be based on !ha lmaers~nding of the socio eoonomic Vltlucs of bfo-divers;ty. The protection tomes of the Central Truor:g son provinces shall be proviaed. with profoss(onat traif\tng a\"lct equipment. IV, PROGRAM EXECUilON CONTENTS 1. Conservation Bu1l:Jing and co1~so/idati~g lhc sys·o·n of ccrn3P-rva\;cn zones i:1 tr,e reg:on. By 20'\ 5, a netvI0~1<. of conserv-8.lion Lo1es in the rcgior, sl1all r,r1vc bee1 Na. 17 (31~3-2004) OFFICIAL GAZEne built a,1d efficiently managed through the prepamtion d irwo:,:ment olan.s/feasibility projects for the existing and proposed conservation zo1es (rncruair;g prutccts on buffer zono$) .. Estabflshhg ,~nd consoiidating the rnanagomcn~ boards for special-use forests in the Central Truong Son region. Enhancing the capability of tho contingent of forest managers a111 rc3nger offrcials in the conservation zones to the neoessa,y extent. Delimiting and re-de1erm!nfng the fiQJd . . . bcundaries 10i coni,etva~jon zones arid buffeJ-zonea. Omwi11g up plans tor management of oon~tv~tit:m zones . ir\ tll$ :Central Truong Son r~gio~ in compatibility With Jfl~ odnserve tion objectivet set tor . ·: .ii. . '. -~ . .- . :· . .. . . . . . . : ·. each 20110. Esta.bllshif"!g new conse rvatlon. t◊f1~s in 1he Centr(I..I J(UtirigSon region. ·· · · · 2. Et'lij:tbt~lng the •warel'\e$$ a) to QOr.duC:t a larga 0 6Cff6 progra1)1 on "con~Nafi&r{~ctticatiQn'': in· the Csr. tral Truong·. Son priority ,re~\on> tv 2010, a p!'ogram on C:Of)t!lervtitl¢n eaucatfort' ifod eflici~nt raiein~ 01' awarsn~~i $hall have bee-rt univsrsalrzod thtougno,JI the region.To as~ise,the ctJrrent piactfcill activities ofconservatidn , educat/Ql', and lh{'! ci:>nMr\'abOn ~ducation f)6tonli~I& in tha Cenlral Truqng Son region. l"<:> se\ up a network of consoN\9,t1¢t1 ~ducators. To .se~k com:iulta/'lcy for cornpilatiol"I 0;t an eduoalion program fc.r Centra! Truong Son., b) To f'llobili.z:e resources for conservation . . . . . . . education in each province. By .20"i0, eac/", province shall have mohrUzed me axis ting resqurcss tor consotvation educatior. T-9 make ftrll use of anrj bting into fuU play the existing locations !n th{:"! region such as 6act1 Ma (Whlte Hors~) an::1 a wild animaj rescue center in the roglor, (ln Du Nang;, turning them into c.:iucaticn centers. c) Act:viti~s cf raising tne awarsne-ss a'.ld eouc.aticn for the contingent of key decisior: rrakers at tile orovil"lcia. level. To combine car:serv.a.ti:.in ed~ication wi~h Ole Government's program. By 20'10. \he efficient conservation/ environ·1)8nl educa\lcn activities o• Hie Govwnrrcnl $hall r,ave supported tt,e Government's big prog,ams re,ated to conservati::;n and f--.ungcr eradii;;ation as well as poverty reduction in the mountainous regions sucr1 os the program in suoport o: forestiy sector, P rograrns 66"1, "133 ar~d 135. 3. Perfecting the Jsgtil bases al To bui:d up an unified legal framework for the lillp/~inenta ti Ort of the strategy tor cons e ·va~ion ~,bjo6tiveJ Jf:ir o:i;Iqh province ln the Centrill Truong Bot\ t"eg\cn::By 2010, the p~o\Jiriees in l11e Cenlral Truong 8¢:il eco/Qglcai ··r9giQn· shall hava a legal tramework ·tpr coni;erV11Uon, serving as basis fqr guiding ttle oxficJtion of decisio~s cm prope,r lntervenuofr in the qey~lbprnent process . ~nd declsloo.s on l~d U$~:'~nrtitins, · .. b) To dfl.w up cor~~rvation plan and action olan . . : . ·. . ·. ·.. ~ . - j : ·: ator eaen prov1nca n; ·th.ti Centr~LTt:uong San reg~n. lrio◊Jporatlri£1 \h Qfn m' . tht:'°; ~Oil io • e CQ Ii orn ic !JevefQPt,ne!lt DJ~t1~ of aa~h, provtnw, By 201 o, i:,ll p.-ovlnco!=.;'in tne Cent ra:l:T~ng Son ('ICOlogical region shall f'JEtVtf a';i::omprahef1$1Ve conservF.itlcn p1an Jooorpdrated ·with ·tN, &oola~coliOfnic development plans ofthe ~fovin~t. c) t" forrt1ulaH) ·•pqileias on sm;tainao:e rnanag@,nerit o1 for~$1$ arid the Implementation 1he1ed: By 201 o, eai;h province in 1ha Central Trucng Son r~lon shall·. have ifo. own sustainable forest rna,1agemenfplan (oased on classification of production forests, protectiot1 for01:>ts of speci,;il-use foresls} and gr1.mt certificates of sustainable foresls. To b\.il!d up models o~ susta!nable forest managemen1 on smal1 areas in experimental zones in tne Central Truong Sol~ region. d) To render support for formula~ton of inst1tu!bn to rr.anage sources of naturnl resources ;n the region and control lho Illegal exploitaticn o~ natural resources ard bio•divers(ty. Oy 2010, the nau;m! resources snail nave been officiently managF!d to yield ms.r:y lmnetils for n1e provinces and local cori1mJn\\1e~ \VhHe mD.in~ainir.g tre social anC: er,viron-ncn1~1 OFFICIAL GAZElTE t\o.17(31-3-.2004) s lJStainabi I ity. 4. Enhancing the capacity To Sci.!ppotl the training and movfde equ1prnent for forest protection forces of t11e Central Truong Son ;::rovinces. By 201 o, the forest orotection forces of :he provinces in the reg;on shall nave beon provided with profess1onal itaining .and tecnnicru equipmelit. fo provice training in languages, especiat:y tngllsh, c~lture and ethnic minority rang1.1ages, To ~rovidi; tralnin g in com ·mmity work and conse -vatior, education. To providG- tmining In. wild life law enforce1rne :it and supeIVi5ion.1b putlllah prof ess10 nal manuals and tralnlhg c1Qcuttt$nls. io evafuate the· demands Qf the pfovinoes; )ob-strvoture, motivation and si.:.pe rvisory ·- s y'&tem:. in. ¢ac h . ranger -sub~ departmer.1. To·prt'ividb~ssent1~t eq~1ipmeht for ranger sut,-dep$,r1.'llf;'nts, 1o-intonslfy the cCmmunity~ based consijrvatlcmwork !nth@ priority areas, 5. Ec.onornte dit,e:ltiplncrot a) To ca 1ialty sa,isfy the IQCaJ com,munily'$ forest resource· demarkls in order l<'J.~ntnbt1tei to hunger era.dicat1on a >:d poverty roductiQtt ,l;l'n~ to rai$1ng th$ llving standards of people In lhe'.regkln.Byl2010, !he models of cotr.munity-base&rna.n~gemont· and co management of nalwat resoU~ca, . hy: i:;aople J the State and private soofor ahall- lritroduce ··renewal methocls for cotnbinatio~ of hio-jiversity COr'lseh/atlon with stohle fr'e development b) To support rational Assignrrient ard manBge rne11 of forestry land. To support and formulate mogra,rs 011 assigr;ment of forestry la:-"<t in ttle Central Trua1~g Son region in the spirit o1 Iha national 11anaget11cnt decentraliz:aticn pciicy. To co11sult with ,::om01unities when MaJy1Jrg fores~ c!eman::ls anrJ analyz1ng sp,;tce. To build :JP i,>1a evalL1at:or and s uc e-rvis i o 11 sys tc ms fc r rr:a nagc ia I wo · .-<:.. r;onsc:-v.:,:icn and eco!lor~1ic ;)er:'.)fi!s, prctection, To concl1.1c'. s ~, ,veys of s1.,ccessf~1I J,;Ulli ass :r,.11,nent v0.ic ct~ "'.) o' !191- 100,3.lili es :r \lic:r:¢1 m -:-o r;i Ji. o 1 , ;J rn~1.cno.1 •·1et·,,s•oro<; an,:! n:::.de ,ii. To e.nswe orgtu1i1ationa1 capah:lily for forest management a.t the lccal level. c) To buifd up riodels of cornn1unity-based na:ural resource protec:ion and co- Maragement anti species conservati::::n. By ?010, the mo a els of cornmu.'lity-ba:rnd joint ma.1agemen1 of natural resources and forests and species conservation shall tiav~ been built to gain successes in the conservation won< and bring al:.ic1.,.1t benefits for peop1e, d) To develop eqo!~kral tq~rism with a view to ral~tng awareness of cor,~eivc1tion and bringing about econotriic; b1mefits for tn~ corrirnurity, tJ widely en gaga hUinotl88 In thBc1:m~drvatjGt1 work' By 2010, a com:1rehenr.iva program .$t)all bo earned out in order to sustainabtydt;velop toutisl'fl.torthe purpose bf· consldernhiy d<>r1fr11:u,1Ung tg; tHb 0 ctiversity cor1Servation, prornptlng tha Mt4'tftf beauty of the Cenlrn!Trucng Spn,regi~n ~tlCi.~reattngJ prpp~r li"e for people, -- - -- - - -- ' - · e) To create condlfinr.is for the lore! l!Omrm,Jnities to dey~kjp rleWapPropti~te pr6dtiottorl~ndb~siness lin¢s: and seek rneM ur~ til- g!cinerate incomes for thern. By,·~0-10,.10 l\aV~ cr~at&d rrianybQ'hd1tione for the -local .. cmmumlros tdd$~&1op /10VJ pt~\,lction and bUsinesaJines pornpa.tlb e W-Hh frre· CQhservation objectives ana Increase h'lCori-ie 'so\,ltces for poop e, ,o bquire hto: tradltkin~I p ro(juctipn a.nct business lines of me- ioca1Jty: .To dot0rm1ne line$ compatible wl'.h lhe cons~rvation obj~ctives. To guide and create . . . . conditions for ::iropor production and :,usiness.llnes to develop, Create legltlmate incomes for the looal cor.imunlties. A1ticle 2.- To assign the Ranger Deoartm(llit to e.ct as the l< ey t;ody assistL1g the- M 1niste:- oi !\gr:cul!urc1 and Hural Uevelo:::mert in coor~finating 1itl1 tne concernod rrinistries, brancries anc.1 Peop!e's :::cmrnittee.s of tt·e novinccs i;1 tne Central Tn:cng Sen tCJion ;r, WQtl~irig i:11Jt plor•s fOf crgJnizato:i or :he w1p\,i•;~,:11:,Jt:on a1 t11'.s Prow:un. No. H {31-3,,2tJ04) Off lC\AL GAZt:TTE: coordinate with the Ranger Department director in drawing up plans tor efficient implementaf1on at each stage, the attainment of the objectives and the realization of the contents of the Program already approved by the Minister. Article 3. ~ This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in 11,e Official Gazette. Article 4. ~ The director of the ()ffice,. the director of the Ranger Department, t\le he~ds Qi the units o1 the Mlnist,y and . the 'relet.fri(provjncia.//m1,micipal People's C~rornJtte·~ ,st,alt have to rmprern~ht · this . : :· ~, . :/. ., . . . . . . , , . Decision.