Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP on the organization and management of the special-use forest system

This Decree provides for the organization and management of the special-use forest system in Viet Nam in order to conserve the forests’ ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as their natural landscape, cultural and historical values. It sets out procedures and requirements for the establishment of a special-use forest and it classifies special-use forests into national parks, nature conservation zones, landscape protection zones and scientific and experimentation forest zones.