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What are the state policies to protect natural resources according to environmental law?

The State has issued many policies to protect natural resources in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Law. This article will help you better understand these policies, their role in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development. These policies not only help protect resources but also create conditions for harmonious socio-economic development.

Article 5 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 stipulates the State's policy on environmental protection as follows:

- Create favorable conditions for agencies, organizations, communities, households and individuals to participate in implementing, inspecting and supervising environmental protection activities.

- Propaganda and education combined with administrative, economic and other measures to enhance compliance with environmental protection laws and build a culture of environmental protection.

- Focus on biodiversity conservation, environmental protection of natural heritage; exploitation, rational and economical use of natural resources; development of clean energy and renewable energy; development of technical infrastructure to protect the environment.

- Prioritize environmental pollution treatment, restore degraded natural ecosystems, and focus on protecting the residential environment.

- Diversify investment capital sources for environmental protection; allocate separate expenditures for environmental protection in the state budget with increasing proportions according to the state budget's capacity and environmental protection requirements and tasks; prioritize funding sources for key environmental protection tasks.

- Ensure the rights of organizations, communities, households and individuals contributing to environmental protection activities; provide incentives and support for environmental protection activities; promote environmentally friendly products and services.

- Strengthen scientific research, develop pollution treatment, recycling and waste treatment technologies; prioritize the transfer and application of advanced technology, high technology, environmentally friendly technology, and the best available techniques; strengthen human resource training in environmental protection.

- Honor and reward agencies, organizations, communities, households and individuals who have made positive contributions to environmental protection activities according to the provisions of law.

- Expand and strengthen international integration and cooperation and implement international commitments on environmental protection.

- Screen investment projects according to environmental criteria; apply appropriate environmental management tools for each stage of strategies, plans, programs and investment projects.

- Integrate and promote circular economic and green economic models in the development and implementation of strategies, plans, programs, projects and projects for socio-economic development.