(Construction) - The Prime Minister has just issued Directive No. 05/CT-TTg dated May 18, requiring ministries, sectors and localities to strengthen forest management and protection, to handle deforestation and encroachment. illegal occupation of forest land.
According to the content of Directive No. 05/CT-TTg, in order to effectively prevent illegal deforestation and encroachment on forest land, the Prime Minister requested chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to manage strictly manage the forest area and forest land in accordance with the planning approved by the competent authority; fully integrate information on forests and forest land in the provincial planning for the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.
Work closely with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the process of formulating and finalizing the National Forestry Master Plan for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 to closely and effectively manage and protect forests. with areas of special-use forests, protection forests and production forests; strictly control the change of forest use purposes to other purposes, avoiding the situation of taking advantage of the change of forest use purposes to illegally destroy forests.
Notably, in this Directive, the Prime Minister requested the Chairman of the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities to direct, inspect and correct the situation and strictly handle cases of leveling hills and mountains to classify them. plots, plots, plots for sale or construction on forest land contrary to the provisions of law; urgently inspect the scene, verify, investigate and clarify illegal deforestation cases that have been checked and detected by the competent agencies of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and localities for handling.
“Speed up the investigation and clarify the violators to strictly handle according to law the cases of deforestation and encroachment on forest land in the past time for deterrence, education and general prevention; handle the responsibility of forest owners and related organizations and individuals when illegal deforestation or forest exploitation occurs in the area under their management but no measures are taken to prevent or handle them in a timely manner. Directing functional agencies, local authorities and forest owners to strengthen forest protection and management measures; direct the forest rangers to review, inspect and evaluate the entire natural forest area in the area, especially at the special-use and protection forest management boards; promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle acts of encroachment on forests…”, the content of the Directive clearly states.
The Prime Minister also assigned the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to urgently review and complete regulations in order to strictly manage land, strengthen inspection, prevent and strictly handle cases of land use for improper purposes, transfer the purpose of using forest land in contravention of the law.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Public Security shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and functional agencies in, investigating and strictly handling illegal deforestation and encroachment on forest land, especially in the areas of rural areas. province in the Central Highlands; directing and supporting localities to investigate and strictly handle criminal cases in the forestry sector, especially acts of forest destruction.
