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The Vietnam Environment Protection Agency (VEPA) was established as per Decision No. 14/2005/QD-BTNMT dated 2 December 2005 by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. VEPA performs the functions of assisting the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in execution of State management tasks regarding environmental protection including such areas as examination, supervision, prevention, mitigation and remediation of environmental pollution, degradation and incidents[More]

ORGANISATION CHART  

Offices in VEPA

- Administrative office

- Legal Affairs

- Planning and Finance

- International Cooperation

- Pollution control

- Biodiversity and Nature Preservation

- Integrated Coastal Zone, Marine and River Basin
   management

- Environmental Technology

- Environmental Protection Magazine

- Regional office in Danang City

- Regional office in Ho Chi Minh City

- Regional office in Can Tho City

Under control Department of VEPA

- Centre for Environmental Consultation, Training
   and Promotion of     Technology Transfer

- Centre for Environmental Monitoring, Data
   and Information

- Centre for Public Awareness Enhancement

 

Responsibilities, tasks and authority

formulating and participating in the formulation of the following legal normative documents governing environmental issues

HISTORICAL MILESTONES

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, DATA AND INFORMATION (CEMDI)

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL

Environmental technologies

Environmental protection in River basins and coastal zones

Environmental monitoring and information

Enhancing awareness,dissemination of information and communications

Consultancy, training and technology transfer

Natural conservation

International cooperation

Regulate environmental protecting activities at local and national level

POLLUTION INSPECTION

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT EXAMINATION

INSPECTION CAMPAIGNS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTING ACTIVITIES

IMPLEMENT THE ACTION PLAN ON BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION

compose the state of environment reports and manage the national environmental monitoring and assessing network

PUBLISH NEWSLETTERS - JOURNALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

EDUCATING - TRAINING AND DISSEMINATION NETWORK

ORGANIZE THE WORLD MEMORIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAY IN VIETNAM

STRATEGIC FOR CLEANER WORLD

hold composition contest on environmental protection activities

play role as standing administration of national directing commitee

VEPA WebSite (in Vietnamese)

Mekong sub-region to facilitate Japans investment

Netherlands helps Hochiminh City improve water supply quality

Ethinic people to get more support in land, water supply

Environmental department to boost inspection on mineral exploitation

Japan to offer $55 million aid to Mekong nations

Nui Coc Lake - the forestd at "Ha Long bay"

DIRETIVE No. 77/2007/TT-BNN of Septetember 20, 2007, on further stepping up the control chemicals and antibiotics banned fromuse in aquacuIture and exploitation and preservation of aquatic products and the control of chemical and antibiotic residues in imported and exported lots of aquatic products. - [Details][Full text]

CIRCULAR No. 06/2006/TT-BTS of November 13, 2006, guiding the implementation of a number of contents of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 126/2005/QD-TTg of June 1, 2005, on a number of policies to encourage the development of aquaculture at sea and in islands - [Details][Full text]

DECISION No. 04/2007/QD-BCT of September 11, 2007, on the import and circulation of diesel oil (DO) - [Details][Full text]

JOINT CIRCULAR No. 106/2007/TTLT-BTC-BTNMT of September 6, 2007, amending and supplementing Joint Circular No. 125120031 TTLT-BTC-BTNMT of December 18, 2003, of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment which guides the implementation of the Government's Decree No. 67120031ND-CP of June 13, 2003, on environmental protection charges for wastewater. - [Details][Full text]

DECISION No. 13/2007/QD-BTNMT of September 4, 2007, promulgating the Regulation on survemand assessment of underground water resource. - [Details][Full text]