How to effectively plan for environmental protection?

“Environmental protection planning is the zoning of the environment to preserve, develop and establish a technical infrastructure system for environmental protection associated with a system of environmental protection solutions in close connection with environmental protection regulations. master plan for socio-economic development to ensure sustainable development” (Clause 21, Article 3 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014). 

1. Environmental protection planning must ensure principles

Suitable for natural, socio-economic conditions; strategies and master plans for socio-economic development, defense and security; National environmental protection strategy ensures sustainable development, ensuring consistency with land use planning; unify the basic contents of environmental protection planning, ensuring the prescribed environmental protection principles (including: environmental protection is the responsibility and obligation of every agency, organization, and household). and individuals; environmental protection is harmoniously linked with economic development, social security, ensuring children's rights, promoting gender and development, preserving biodiversity, and responding to climate change. to ensure everyone's right to live in a clean, safe environment Environmental protection must be based on rational use of resources and waste minimization; national environmental protection is associated with regional and global environmental protection, ensuring no harm to sovereignty , national security; environmental protection must be consistent with the country's laws, natural characteristics, culture, history, and level of socio-economic development; onionsg regularly and prioritize the prevention of pollution, incidents, environmental degradation...) (Clause 1, Article 8 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014).

Environmental protection planning includes two levels: national environmental protection planning and provincial environmental protection planning. The planning period for environmental protection is 10 years, with a vision 20 years. 

2. National environmental protection planning includes the following contents: 

Dprice light current environmental status, environmental management, forecasting environmental trends and climate change; environmental zoning; conserve biodiversity and forest environment; environmental management of seas, islands and river basins; waste management; technical infrastructure for environmental protection; environmental monitoring system; Planning maps showing the above contents; resources for implementing planning; Organize and implement planning (Clause 1, Article 9 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014). 

The content of provincial-level environmental protection planning is implemented in accordance with specific local conditions by a separate planning or integrated into the overall socio-economic development planning (Clause 2, Article 9 of the Law on Environmental Protection). environmental protection year 2014). 

Responsibility for environmental protection planning belongs to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Provincial People's Committee, under which the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment organizes national environmental protection planning; Provincial People's Committees organize content development or planning for environmental protection in the area (Article 10 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014). | During the process of planning for environmental protection, opinions and consultations with relevant entities must be conducted. Specifically, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment collects written opinions from ministries, branches, and provincial-level People's Committees and organizes consultations with relevant agencies and organizations in the process of planning for environmental protection at the local level. nation; Provincial People's Committees collect written opinions from departments, branches, and district-level People's Committees and organize consultations with relevant agencies and organizations in the process of developing provincial-level environmental protection planning ( Clause 1, Article 11 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014). 

3. Environmental protection planning must be evaluated and approved. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment organizes an interdisciplinary appraisal council and submits it to the Prime Minister for approval of the national environmental protection planning; The Provincial People's Committee organizes the appraisal and approval of the provincial environmental protection planning report after consulting the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in writing (Clause 2, Article 11 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014) . 

Reviewing, reviewing and evaluating the process of implementing environmental protection planning must be conducted periodically to promptly adjust to the socio-economic development situation in each period. The period for periodic review of environmental protection planning is 05 years from the date the environmental protection planning is approved (clause 2 Article 12 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014). 

Adjustments to environmental protection planning are made when there are adjustments to the socio-economic development, national defense and security strategies of the country, provinces and centrally run cities and are carried out in accordance with the provisions of law. regulations as for the establishment of new planning (Clause 2, Article 12 of the Law on Environmental Protection year 2014).