Ms. Le Thanh Binh, MSc
Acting Director of the Biodiversity
Conservation Agency

Overview
Conservation and sustainable development of species
Conservation and sustainable development of genetic
resources
State management in conservation and sustainable
development of species and genetic resources
Contents need to be guided for implementation

Vietnam Biodiversity Law was approved by the National
Assembly at the fourth meeting on the date of November
13th 2008.
It was officially applied on July 01th 2009 which was about 7
months after the approval
The release of biodiversity law has created a firmly legal
basis which would enormously contribute to biodiversity
conservation
In 2009, the Biodiversity Conservation Agency wasestablished. This is an important leap in biodiversity
conservation.

The Law consists of 8 chapters with 78 articles
The content of conservation and sustainable
development of species and genetic resources iselaborately presented in 02 chapters:¾ Chapter IV: conservation and sustainable developmentof species (18 articles)¾ Chapter V : conservation and sustainable developmentof genetic resources (14 articles)To regulate criteria,
defining species andmanagement
condition andprotecting species on
the listTo take responsibility to the Government for performing the state
management of biodiversity;
To list endangered precious and rare species prioritized for protection,
submitting to the Government for approval
To investigate, to define invasive alien species, to appraise and topromulgate the list of invasive alien species
To define experiments and license for rearing and developing alien
species
To unify management of national databases on genetic resources
To unify databases management on GMO, genetic specimens related
to biodiversity; establishing a website on GMO, genetic specimens ofGMO related to biodiversity

To specifically define protecting wildlife which is prohibited to exploit
in nature and exploiting wildlife which is given the license to exploit;
periodically announce the list of wildlife prohibited from exploitationand the list of wildlife species which is given the license to exploit
To Investigate and to assess endemic crop varieties and domestic
animal breeds which are is threatened to extinction in order to put onlist of endangered precious and rare species prioritized for protection

To coordinate with ministries, ministerial‐level agenciesinvolving in guiding the registration process of traditional
knowledge rights on genetic resources
To define conditions on facility‐technique, technology andprofessional staff in research for creating GMOs, genetic
specimens of GMOs

To issue certificates of biodiversity conservation facility
To coordinate with the MONRE for investigating and defining invasive
alien species;
To coordinate with the competent agencies to organize the inspectionand evaluation of capacity of invasive alien species from outside to
take measures to prevent and control invasive alien species;
To organize investigating and defining distributed areas, planning for
isolating and eliminating species on the list of invasive alien species atthe location;

Criteria for defining species and management andprotection regimes for species on the list of endangered
precious and rare species prioritized for protection;
promulgating the list of endangered precious and rare
species prioritized for protection (Article 37, 38)
Order of and procedures for assessing proposed
documents of putting in or taking out species on the list ofendangered precious and rare species prioritized forprotection (Article 41)

Species on the list of endangered precious and rare species
prioritized for protection, rescue of wildlife, storing cropvarieties and domestic animal breeds, microorganisms andendemic fungi, storage and conservation of genetic resourcesand genetic specimens (Article 38)
Competence, order of and procedures to put species on the listof endangered precious and rare species prioritized forprotection in biodiversity conservation facilities or to release
them into their natural habitat (Article 39)
Rearing and planting conditions, taking off certificate ofbiodiversity conservation facility (Article 42)

Order of and procedures for access to genetic resources (article 57)
License for access to genetic resource (Article 59)
Management and sharing of benefits from access to genetic resource(article 61)
Providing information on genetic resource (article 63)
Responsibilities of ministries, ministerial‐level agencies andorganizations, individuals in management of GMO and genetic
specimens risk caused to biodiversity (article 65)
Making and appraisal of reports on assessment of risks caused tobiodiversity by genetically modified organisms or genetic specimens ofGMOs; grant of certificates of biodiversity safety of GMOs or genetic
specimens of GMOs (article 66)
Publicity of information and measures for risk management (article 67)