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Ministry of Forestry
Vietnam Union of Forestry Science and Technology

                      Hanoi, 24 February 1995


STATUTE OF NATURAL PARKS AND NATURAL RESERVES ASSOCIATION
BRANCHES

CHAPTER 1

Names, mandates and objectives

Article 1.

Name of Association Branch: National Parks and Natural
Reserves Association Branch.

Article 2.

The Association branch is under Vietnam Union of Forestry
Science and Technology. It is operating in accordance with
the Statute of the Vietnam Union of Forestry Science an
Technology.

Article 3.

The Association Branch is a mass organisation, rallying all
scientific and technical officer and those who are working
in and out of the National Parks and National Reserves
wishing to contribute to the establishment, protection and
development of national parks and natural reserves.


CHAPTER 2

Tasks of the Association Branch

Article 4.

The Association Branch of National Parks and Natural
Reserves have the following tasks:

1. To develop its role in society through taking active part
in communication and education and making all society
members aware of the establishment, protection and
development of national parks and natural reserves.

2. To improve knowledge and capacity building for members to
make an active contribution to establishment and protecting
national parks and natural reserves.

3. The Association Branch should create favourable
conditions to its members to contribute their opinions an
recommendations and to propose measures to better establish,
develop and protect national parks and natural reserves
throughout the country.

4. Th Association Branch should make recommendations to
concerned agencies on the following issues.

- Effective measures for State management offices to make
suitable policies for better protection and establishment of
national parks and natural reserves.

- Strict measures to be taken to control actions affecting
the protection of national parks and natural reserves.

5. The Association Branch should cooperate with home and
foreign organisations and individuals whose good will toward
the establishment and protection of natural resources and
natural reserves in Vietnam. It at the same time contributes
its opinions to the protection of natural resources in
Vietnam and the world.

6. The Association Branch collects all resources relating to
the protection of bio-diversity, natural resources and
environment and take part in the research and development of
national parks and natural reserves.

7. The Association Branch will publish scientific
publication (once every 6 month) to provide members with
latest information on national parks and natural reserves at
home and abroad and the activities of the Branch.

CHAPTER 3

Association Branch Organisation


Article 5.

The organisation of activities of the Association Branch are
based on the principle of voluntarism. The Branch's fund is
contributed voluntarily by members and other organisations.
The fund will be used in service of activities of the
Branch. All financial transactions at home and abroad will
be through the bank account of the Centre of Environment,
Tourism and Development.

Article 6.

The Steering Committee of the Association Branch is the
leadership authority of the Branch. It is elected by the
congress of the Branch. Its term is four years.

The congress of the Association Branch has the following
tasks:

- Approval of the Stature or amendments to the Stature of
the Association Branch.

- Election of the new Steering Committee of the Branch.

- Review of activities of the last term and approval of the
program of activities of the next term of the Branch.

- Decision on the economic, financial and other issues of
the Branch.

Article 7.

The Executive Committee of the Association Branch meets
every 6 month to discuss and decide activities of the
Branch.

Article 8.

Under the Association Branch are sub-branches. A sub-Branch
is a local unit of the Branch. Each national park and
natural reserve will organise a sub-branch.