Resolution No. 73/2006/QH11 adjusting targets and tasks of the project on planting five million hectares of new forests in the 2006-2010 period

Issue no1OIDecember 2006 (Cong Bao nos 45-46lDecember 29, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 5 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 73/2006lQH11 OF NOVEMBER 29, 2006, ADJUSTING TARGETS AND TASKS OF THE PROJECT ON PLANTING FIVE MILLION HECTARES OF NEW FORESTS IN THE 2006 2010 PERIOD THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Pursuant to Article 81 of the 1992 Constitution of the SocialistRepublicof Vietnam, whichwasamended andsupplemented underResolution No. 51120011QH10 of December 25, 2001, of the xth NationalAssembly, the 1(/h session; Pursuantto the Law on SupervisoryActivitiesof the NationalAssembly; Having considered the Government's report, the Netionn; Assembly Standing Committee's supervision reportand the reporton opinionsofvotersandNational Assembly deputies at the 10th session of the XJfh NationalAssemblyon theprojectonplantingfivemillion hectaresof new forests, RESOLVES: Article 1.- The project on planting five million hectares of new forests has been executed for eight years and with certain outcomes. However, the project execution still sees several shortcomings to be 'soon rarnedted., i.a., the lack of concentrated and adequate direction of thepreparation, organization andinspection of the project execution, which results in delaying the project execution andaffects itseconomic efficiency and the fulfillment of its tasks. The Government. various authorities andbranches should strictly review anddraw experience fromtheseshortcomings in orderto provide further direction to ensure the achievement of the Project's objectives. Article 2.- Toadjustthe Project's targets and tasks in the 2006-2010 period as follows: 1. To effectively protect allexisting forests, especiafty natural forests, ofwhich 1.5million hectares of protection forests and special-use forests will be contractually allocated for protection everyyear. 2. To plant new forests on 1,000,000 hectares, including 250,000 hectares of protection forests and special-use forests (50,000 hectares will be planted everyyear)and750,000 hectares of production forests (150,000 hectares will be planted every year). 3. Tozone off for regeneration 803.000 hectares of protection forests and special-use forests, including 403,000 hectares currently under regeneration and 400,000 new hectares. 4. The total estimated investment capital is VND 14,653 billion, including VND 4,515 billion of budget capital and VND 9,000 billion of borrowed capital and capital fromothersources for th~ planting of production forests (see the enclosed Appendix). 5. Afterthe adjusted targets and tasksfor the 2006 2010 period are achieved, the Government will further arrange capital andadminister theforestprotection and development program according to the mechanism applicable to national targetprograms in order to attain the objective of planting five miffion hectares of forests. Article 3.- The National Assembly assigns the Government: 1.To closely directministries, branches andlocalities to achieve theadjusted targets andtasksof the Project © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 6 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no1OIDecember 2006 (Cong Baonos 15-46/December 29, 2006) in the 2006-2010 period. 2. To soon complete the review of the detailed plannings on each type of forests in the 2006-2010 period; to calculate the desirable national forest coverage to ensure ecological safety and protection functions as well as environmental protection, to implement measures to enrich natural forests, especially forests of low quality by planting forest trees that will bring about higher economic benefits. 3. To step up the allocation of land and forests as well as the grant of land use right certificates and forest use right certificates to households, individuals and other economic sectors and land use right certificates to population communities; to reorganize and renew state run forestry farms into strong economic units to promote silviculture development. 4. Toamend mechanisms and policies on investment and preferential credit in order to boost the development Ofproduction forests, taking into account timber needs; to adopt policies to encourage investment in the development of the timber and forest product pmcassinq industry, reduce costs of circulation of forest products, and adjust the ratios of investment in the protection, zoning for protection and planting of protection forests, special-use forestsand production forests to ensure their flexible application by localities to specific projects. To adopt appropriate mechanisms and policies on benefit sharing in the forest protection and development and partially ensure food for those people who are engaged. in silviculture in socio-economic difficulty-stricken regions and areas where exist headwater forests or large-scate hydropower works or irrigation works. 5. Toensure concentrated and uniform direction and enhance coordination and clear division of the state management responsibilities of ministries, branches and provincial/municipal People's Committees; to strongly decentralize power to local administrations and uphold the role of people in the organization of the project execution. 6. To actively prevent, promptly and strictly handle cases of causlnn waste and losses, casas of corruption and other acts of damaging forest resources. 7. To report annually to the National Assembly on the execution of the Project. Article 4.- The National Assembly Standing Committee, the Committee of Science, Technology and Environment. the Nationality Council. other Committees of the National Assembly and delegations of National Assembly deputies shall oversee the execution of the project. This Resolution was adoptedonNovember 29, 2006, by thexfh NationalAssemblyof the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 1(jh session. Chairman of the National Assembly NGUYEN PHU TRONG © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM APPENDIX (Promulgated together with Resolution No. 73/2006/QH11 on adjilsting targets and tasks of the project on planting five million hectares of new forests in the 2006-2010 period Estimatecl plan, volume and investment capital for execution ofthe project [the 2006-2010 period) ... 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010CD CD..Q ]i E E ~ III ~ "a. ... ..- ... ... ...c E "0 III C C C C C> U lP CD S lP CD ~ CD lP ~ CD CII S CD CII i"ii CII ~ E .9: E £~ E .§~ E £:8 E I E .Q E... jic - ... - ~ "a. ~ Q. ~ Q. ::::I 00. ... ..- ::::I Q. =e {:. III III ~ III til III ~ III III 1lI ~ ~ III 1lI ~ 1lI III 1lI ~ lISCII ... 0 CD "- CD ... CD .. 0 III ...> > 0 > 0 > > 0 0 .E .E .E .E .E Total (A +8) 14,653 2,125 3,038 3,173 3,160 3,157 A Funds 13,515 2,125 2,762 2,885 2,873 2,870 I State investment capital 4,515 685 962 955 953 950 1 Contractual allocation of forest s for protection 2,000 703 0.05 2,061 103 0.1 1,500 150 0.1 1,500 150 0.1 1,500 150 0.1 1,500 150 2 Zoning for regeneration 803 293 0.1' 803 88 0.11 803 85 0.1 400 40 0.1 400 40 0.1 400 40 Continued 40 0.05 403 20 0.05 403 20 New 2E3 0.17 400 68 0.16 400 65 0.1 400 40 0.1 400 40 0.1 400 40 3 Planting protection I brests and i special-use ! forests 249 1,368 4 62 246 6 50 300 6 47 282 6 45 270 6 45 27:1 4 Support for pranting of production forests 2B7 574 2 52 104 2 55 110 2 60 120 2 60 120 2 60 12D 0 Uieno- c::> ctl<0 ::I lXl 0 JlJ. .....0 e::> 5i'0II] s.f>.. V1 c-ol>.s ~to.,) (l) 8.... ~ en 0 lD.... !(5 r..> c a ~ 0 ." :!! 0 s r C) » N m ~ m ...... 5 Marking boundaries 106 16,000 74 8,000 32 Planning three types of foests 16,000 74 0.0045 16,000 74 Marking boundaries 8,000 32 0.004 8,000 32 6 Infrastructure 267 (5%) 27 (10%) 64 (10%) 59 (10%) 59 (10%) 58 7 Iechnolocy transfer and forestry extension 48 (2%) 13 (2%) 12 (2°/c) 12 (2%) 11 8 Project management 331 (8%) 43 (10%) 76 (10%) 71 (10%) 71 (10%) 70 9 Forest protection 120 (5%) 32 (5%) 30 (5%) 29 (5%) 29 10 Food support 175 7J6 4 25 100 4 50 202 4 50 202 4 50 202 II Borrowed capital and other capital sources 9,ODO 1,440 1,800 1,920 1,920 1,910 Planting production forests 750 9,000 12 120 1,440 12 150 1,800 12 160 1,920 12 160 1,920 12 160 1,920 B Coningency capital 1,138 276 288 287 287 Units of calculation: Area: 1,000 hectares; capital: VND billion, investment ratio: VND minion; food: ton co 0 'TI 'TI 0 j; r G) ~ m =i m ., ~ <.0 ~ 0 ~ ~ .r.. :I U'I lI:: .b.. ct> ~ ::::I 0 ...... 2 5:? g. ~ n ~ (I) 3 "" go '0 """" ~g c:> c:> ~=