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THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
10/2002/QD-TTg
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Hanoi, January 14, 2002
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DECISION
APPROVING THE RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM ON
SURVEY, ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF CHANGES IN FOREST RESOURCES NATIONWIDE IN
THE 1996-2000 PERIOD AND THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM IN THE
2001-2005 PERIOD
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the September 30, 1992 Law on
Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the August 12. 1991 Law on Forest Protection and Development;
Pursuant to Decision No. 245/1998/QD-TTg of December 21, 1998;
Pursuant to Decision No. 446/TTg of June 21, 1997;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Report
No. 3027/BNN-KH of October 12, 2001), considering the opinions of the
Ministries of: Planning and Investment (Official Dispatch No. 7866/BKH-NN of
November 19, 2001); Finance (Official Dispatch No. 12274-TC-HCSN of December
20, 2001); and Science, Technology and Environment (Official Dispatch No.
3226/BKHCNMT-NN of November 8, 2001),
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the results of the Program on survey,
assessment and monitoring of changes in forest resources nationwide in the
1996-2000 period with the following contents:
1. Forest area:
By December 31, 2000 there had been 11,314,626
ha of forests of all types in the whole country, with a corresponding coverage
of 34.4%, of which:
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- 1,638,926 ha were planted forests, accounting
for 14.5% of the whole country’s
forest area.
2. Forest reserve:
The total timber reserve was 782.0 million m3 in
the whole country, of which:
- Natural forests had 751.5 million m3,
accounting for 96.1%
- Planted forests had 30.5 million m3,
accounting for 6.9%
The total bamboo reserve in the whole country
was 5.3 billion trees.
Article 2.- To continue implementing the Program on survey,
assessment and monitoring of changes in forest resources nationwide in the 2001-2005
period to meet the requirements of the following tasks:
1. Assessment of forest resources:
a/ Compiling a collection of data on forest
resources for the entire cycle (2001-2005).
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- Annual maps of the forest situations, with
different sizes and scales in the database, to be printed out in 2004:
+ A national map with a scale of 1/1,000,000
+ Regional maps with a scale of 1/250,000
+ Provincial maps with a scale of 1/100,000
b/ Surveying forest reserves and other features:
- Complementing and perfecting the system of
survey squares, proceeding from the system of primary squares with a total of
4,200 squares, including 3,621 squares belonging to cycle II to be re-surveyed
and 579 supplemented squares of the newly-planted forest areas.
- From the system of primary squares and the
types of forest all over the country, to select and establish 100 ecological
research locations for monitoring and studying the basic forest features.
c/ Surveying and making topical reports:
- Studying the changes in the structure of
natural forests of a number of forest states.
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- Surveying the situation of the regeneration
and restoration of natural forests on waste land and bare hills in six regions
and making a general report thereon for the whole country.
- Surveying and assessing forest fauna in eight
regions and making a general report on forest fauna in the whole country.
- Surveying and assessing forest insects and
pests in six regions and making a general report thereon for the whole country.
- Surveying and assessing non-timber forest
products in six regions and making a general report for the whole country.
- Formulating growth targets for a number of
natural forest states.
2. Analyzing and assessing changes in resources:
- Surveying and assessing changes in forest
resources in six regions.
- Making a general report on the assessment of
changes in forest natural resources nationwide.
3. Perfecting the system of constant monitoring
of forest natural resources.
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- Perfecting the database on forest resources,
to be connected with units and agencies via the computerized network,
containing the following major information:
+ Data systems of location squares for
monitoring changes and studying the forest ecology
+ Annual data and maps of the present situation
of forests.
+ Results of research into and assessment of
forest resources.
+ Information on the socio-economic situation
and other relevant information, etc.
- The program’s
website.
4. Research into, application and perfection of
the following methods:
- Research into and application of
interpretation of digital photos in forest mapping.
- Formulating eco-technical targets and norms of
the program.
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5. Making a general report on the program’s results:
- Annual collections of data on the forest
situation.
- Report on the results of the whole program in
2005.
Article 3.- To assign the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development being the program-managing body the following responsibilities:
1. To assume the prime responsibility together
with the concerned ministries and branches in evaluating and deciding on the
concrete contents of the program, approve the outlines and estimated budgets of
the Program on survey, assessment and monitoring of changes in forest resources
nationwide in the 2001-2005 period.
2. To direct the agencies of the Ministry (the
Forest Planning and Survey Institute and the Forest Ranger Department) to
organize the program implementation, to certify the annual results of the program
implementation on the basis of the Institute’s
acceptance report.
3. To organize the acceptance of the program
results at the end of the cycle (2005) and submit them to the Prime Minister
for approval.
4. To direct the supervision of the observance
of the regulations on the annual and whole-cycle final settlements of economic
non-business capital under the guidance of the Ministry of Finance, and of the
labor norms under the guidance of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and
Social Affairs.
5. Formulating the outlines and estimated
budgets of the Program on survey, assessment and monitoring of changes in
forest resources nationwide in the 2006-2010 period after the termination of
the third cycle of the program.
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Article 4.- The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the
Ministry of Finance shall, depending on their respective functions, balance and
ensure funding for the implementation of the program according to the
prescribed schedule and regimes, ensuring the effective implementation of the
program.
Article 5.- This Decision takes implementation effect 15
days after its signing. The Ministers of: Agriculture and Rural Development;
Finance, and Planning and Investment, and the heads of the concerned units
shall have to implement this Decision.
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Nguyen Cong Tan