Protect natural heritage according to Vietnam's environmental protection law

Protection of natural heritage according to Vietnam's environmental protection law is stipulated in Article 20 and Article 21 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 as follows:

1. Natural heritage

Natural heritage includes:

a) National parks, nature reserves, species-habitat conservation areas, landscape protection areas are established according to the provisions of law on biodiversity, forestry and fisheries; scenic spots recognized as cultural heritage are established according to the provisions of law on cultural heritage;

b) Natural heritage recognized by international organizations;

c) Other established natural heritage, recognized according to regulations Law on Environmental Protection 2020,

2. The establishment and recognition of natural heritage is based on one of the following criteria:

a) Has outstanding, unique or rare natural beauty;

b) Has typical value in the process of ecological or biological evolution or natural habitat of endangered, precious, rare, endemic species or contains specific ecosystems, representing a biological region. natural ecosystem or other special biodiversity value that needs to be preserved;

c) Has outstanding, unique geological and geomorphological features or contains material traces of the Earth's development stages;

d) Has special importance in regulating climate, protecting water sources, maintaining ecological balance, and providing natural ecosystem services.

3. The Government regulates in detail the criteria, order, procedures and authority to establish and recognize natural heritage.

2. Content of environmental protection of natural heritage

a) Investigate, evaluate, manage and protect the natural heritage environment.

b) Environmental protection of natural heritage is a content of the national environmental protection planning, regional planning and provincial planning.

c) Agencies, organizations, communities, households and individuals are responsible for protecting natural heritage. Organizations, communities, households and individuals participating in the management and protection of natural heritage environments are entitled to benefits from payments for natural ecosystem services according to the provisions of law.