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Chapter III

IMPORTANT WETLAND MANAGEMENT

Section 1. wetland sanctuary establishment

Article 12. Requirements for establishment of wetland sanctuaries

1. The wetland sanctuaries shall be classified into national level, provincial level and categorized as national parks, nature reserves, habitat/species management areas and landscape protection areas according to the Law on Biodiversity.

2.  A wetland is considered for establishment of a national wetland sactuary if that wetland:

a) is an important national wetland specified in the publicized list of important wetlands;

b) meets the requirements to be deemed as a national sanctuary according to the Law on Biodiversity.

3.  A wetland is considered for establishment of a provincial wetland sactuary if that wetland:

a) is specified in the publicized list of important wetlands;

b) meets the requirements to be deemed as a provincial sanctuary according to the Law on Biodiversity.

Article 13. Establishment of national wetland sanctuaries

1. The responsibilities to conceive and appraise the project to establish a national wetland sanctuary:

a) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take charge and cooperate with relevant People’s Committees of central-affiliated cities and provinces to prepare a plan for the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary situated on territories of at least 02 provinces and central-affiliated cities;

b) The People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall prepare a plan for the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary situated entirely in their respective province and send the dossier to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for appraisal.

c) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall form an interdisciplinary appraisal council to appraise the project on the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary. The composition of the appraisal council includes: the Chairmen shall be the leaderships of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the members shall be the representatives of  the following ministries: Natural Resources and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Finance, Planning and Investment, Home Affairs, Culture, Sports and Tourism; the representatives of the People’s Committees of the provinces where the national wetland sanctuary is expected to be located; the experts and representatives of other relevant agencies.

2. The procedures for the conception and appraisal of the project to establish a national wetland sanctuary:

a) Inspecting and assessing the current conditions regarding the biodiversity, environment, economy, culture and society of the wetland expected to be established as a national wetland sanctuary;

b) Conceiving the projects on the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary including the contents specified in Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Consulting relevant ministries, ministerial agencies and provincial People’s Committees (with respect to national wetland sanctuaries situated on at least 02 provincies or central-affiliated cities), the community legally living on or adjacent to the wetland expected to be established as the sanctuary;

d) Appraising the application for the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary with respect to the following information: the purpose of biodiversity protection of the sanctuary; the satisfaction levels of the requirements for the sanctuary establishment; the geographical location, perimeter and area of the sanctuary, the specialized zones and the buffer zones of the sanctuary; the sanctuary management plan; the sanctuary management and remarks of relevant parties as specified in Point c Clause 2 of this Article;

dd) Preparing the application for the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary as specified in clause 5 of this Article and propose the Prime Minister for establishment decision.

3. The contents of the wetland sanctuary establishment project include:

a) The purposes of the biodiversity conservation; the satisfaction of requirements for the establishment of the wetland sanctuary;

b) The current conditions of natural, artificial and peculiar ecosystems; the endangered, rare and precious species; the species specified in the list of endangered, rare and precious species that must be prioritized for protection; other wild species; environmental scenery, cultural and historical values, unique features of nature and important wetland ecosystem services of the area where the sanctuary is expected to be located;

c) The assessment of the current wetland management and use conditions; the current economic and cultural conditions of the area where the sanctuary is expected to be located, the threats to the wetland and the solutions for the shift in land use purposes;

d) The extraction of the map, geographic location and area of the wetland expetect to be established as the sanctuary;

dd) The geographical location and area of the strictly protected zone, the ecological restoration zone and the service – administrative zone; the boundaries of each zone; the solutions for the stabilization of the livelihoods or relocations of households and individuals away from the area expected to be established as the sanctuary;

e) The sanctuary management plan;

g) The sanctuary management organization;

h) The geographical location, area and boundaries of the buffer zones of the area expected to be established as the sanctuary;

i) The implementation of the sanctuary establishment project.

4. The application for the appraisal of the national wetland sanctuary establishment consists of:

a) The establishment application and the draft decision on the sanctuary establishment;

b) The project on the sanctuary establishment consists of the contents specified in Clause 3 of this Article;

c) The remarks of the community legally living on or adjacent to the wetland expected to be established as the sanctuary;

d) The written agreements of the provincial People’s Committees with respect to the national wetland sanctuaries situating on at least 02 provinces and central-affiliated cities; the documents of the provincial People’s Committees requesting for the appraisal of the establishment of the national wetland sanctuaries situating on 01 province or central-affiliated city.

5. The application for the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary sent to the Prime Minister consists of:

a) The application form for the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary and the draft decision on the sanctuary establishment that is completed after the meeting of the appraisal council;

b) The project on the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary is completed as requested by the appraisal council and relevant parties;

c) The remarks of the community legally living on or adjacent to the wetland expected to be established as the sanctuary;

d) The written agreements of the provincial People’s Committees with respect to the national wetland sanctuaries situating on at least 02 provinces and central-affiliated cities; the documents of the provincial People’s Committees requesting for the establishment of the national wetland sanctuaries situating on 01 province or central-affiliated city.

dd) The appraisal resutls and the records of the meetings of the interdisciplinary appraisal council about the project on the establishment of the national wetland sanctuary.

6. The Prime Minister shall decide to establish the national wetland sanctuary.

7. The decision to establish the national wetland sanctuary shall include the contents specified in the Law on Biodiversity.

Article 14. Establishment of provincial wetland sanctuaries

1. The responsibilities to establish and appraise the project to establish a provincial wetland sanctuary:

a) The People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall conceive the plan for the establishment of the provincial wetland sanctuary.

b) The Chairmen of the provincial People’s Committees shall form an appraisal council for the project on the establishment of the provincial wetland sanctuary; The composition of the appraisal council includes: the Chairmen shall be the leaderships of the provincial People’s Committees, the members shall be the following ministries: Natural Resources and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Finance, Planning and Investment, Home Affairs, Culture, Sports and Tourism; the representatives of the People’s Committees of the districts where the sanctuary is expected to be located; the experts and representatives of other relevant agencies.

2. The procedures for the establishment and appraisal of the project to establish a provincial wetland sanctuary:

a) Inspecting and assessing the current conditions regarding the biodiversity, environment, economy, culture and society of the wetland expected to be established as a provincial wetland sanctuary;

b) Conceiving the project on the establishment of the provincial wetland sanctuary including the contents specified in Clause 3 Article 13 of this Decree;

c) Consulting the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, People’s Committees of all levels, relevant ministries and the community legally living on or adjacent to the wetland expected to be established as the provincial wetland sanctuary;

Within 30 days from the date on which the consultation documents of the provincial People’s Committees are received, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the relevant People’s Committees of all levels and minisitres must submit their remarks.

d) The organizations appraising the application for the establishment of the provincial wetland sanctuary are specified in Point b Clause 1 of this Article. The appraisal information includes: the purpose of biodiversity protection of the sanctuary; the satisfaction levels of the requirements for the sanctuary establishment; the geographical location, perimeter and area of the sanctuary, the specialized divisions and the buffer zones of the sanctuary; the sanctuary management plan; the sanctuary management and remarks of relevant parties as specified in Point c Clause 2 of this Article;

Within 60 days from the date on which the documents are adequately received, the provincial People’s Committees shall finish appraising the establishment of the provincial wetland sanctuary.

dd) Completing the application and proposing the Chairmen of the provincial People’s Committees for establishment decision.

3. The application for the appraisal of the national wetland sanctuary establishment consists of:

a) The establishment application and the draft decision on the sanctuary establishment;

b) The project on the establishment of the provincial wetland sanctuary including the contents specified in Clause 3 Article 13 of this Decree;

c) Consulting the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, People’s Committees of all levels, relevant ministries and the community legally living on and adjacent to the wetland expected to be established as the sanctuary;

4. The application sent to the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities for the establishment of the provincial wetland sanctuary consists of:

a) The application form for the establishment and the draft decision on the sanctuary establishment that is completed after the meeting of the appraisal council;

b) The project on the establishment of the wetland sanctuary is completed as requested by the appraisal council and remarks relevant parties specified in Point c Clause 3 of this Article;

c) The appraisal resutls and the records of the meetings of the appraisal council about the project on the establishment of the wetland sanctuary.

5. The Chairmen of the provincial People’s Committees shall decide to establish the provincial wetland sanctuary.

6. The decision to establish the provincial wetland sanctuary shall include the following information:

a) The geographical location, boundaries and area of the sanctuary and buffer zones;

b) The geographical location, boundaries and area of the strictly protected zone, the ecological restoration zone and the service - administrative zone;

c) The biodiversity conservation purposes of the sanctuary;

d) The plans to restore natural ecosystems in the sanctuary;

dd) The solutions for stabilization or relocations of households and individuals living in the sanctuary; the solutions for shift in use purposes of the land in the sanctuary;

e) The sanctuary management, including the functions, tasks and management organizational structure of the sanctuary;

g) The sanctuary operational expenditure;

h) The responsibilities of relevant ministries and organizations regarding the sanctuary management and organizations deciding to establish the sanctuary.

Section 2. WETLAND SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT

Article 15. Wetland sanctuary management

1. The management of the wetland sanctuaries shall comply with provisions of the Law on Biodiversity.

2. The wetland sanctuary management means the performance of tasks and functions specified in the Law on Biodiversity and the following particular tasks:

a) Managing the use of wetland ecosystem services according to the regulations on the wetland sanctuary management and relevant law provisions;

b) Implementing activities relating preservation of wetlands in the sanctuaries according to the programs, plans, projects and schemes approved by the competent authorities;

c) Implementing ecotourism and benefits sharing methods in the sustainable use of wetland sanctuary ecosystem services after approved by the competent authorities as per law;

d) Cooperating with the forces fisheries surveillance, forest protection, coast guard, rescuing and emergency response forces, provincial specialized management agencies and community in the management, preservation and use of the wetland ecosystem services;

dd) Implementing control, quarantine and eradicate programs with respect to foreign infesting intruders in the important wetlands and the protection program for the endangered, rare, precious species in the wetlands;

e) Fully perfoming regular inspection, monitor and report as specified in this Decree and other relevant law provisions.

Article 16. Determination and management of activities in specialized zones of wetland sanctuaries

1. The wetland sanctuaries shall be separated into specialized zones. The specialized zones must be identified regarding area; boundaries, coordinates on the map of the wetland sanctuary establishment project and marked, designated for boundaries on sites after the establishment decision is made by the competent authorities. To be specific:

a) The strictly protected zone is a zone determined with an area adequate to completely conserve the referenced sample of the wetland ecosystem according to the natural progress of this ecosystem;

b) The ecological restoration zone is a zone determined to restore, conserve and use sustainably to ensure the ability to reinvigorate this ecosystem;

c) The service – administrative zone is a zone determined to serve the sanctuary operation and management, scientific research, environmental education, ecotourism, biodiversity preservation and sustainable use.

2. The activities taking place in each wetland sanctuary must comply with the specific management regulations of the sanctuary promulgated by the competent authorities as specified in Clause 2 Article 18 of this Decree and must not be contrary to provisions specified in Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5 of this Article.

3. Regulations of the strictly protected zones:

a) Do not: intercept the path of aquatic animals; inspect, survey, scout or extract minerals; illegally reside; trespass the wetlands, illegally change the land use purposes; vandalize the scenery, destroy the natural ecosystem and behavior causing negative impact towards the wetland sanctuary;

b) Do not implement activities that change the wetland ecological attributes, including: changes in hydrographic facts; environmental pollution; changes in the structure of the ecosystem and drastic changes in the species compositions;

c) Do not hunt, fish or extract wild animals except for scientific research purposes approved by the competent authorities; do not raise livestock, poultry, fishery or construct buildings, houses except for works serving national defense and security purposes;

d) Protect the natural development of the ecosystem, natural habitat of water birds, migratory birds and conserve species in the list of endangered, rare, precious species; The list of endangerd, rare, precious species that must be prioritized for protection and local species;

dd) May collect speciments of the species as per law;

e) May adopt measures to prevent diseases and ecological collapse within the zone.

4. Regulations of the ecological restoration zones:

a) Comply with the provisions specified in Point a, Point b Clause 3 of this Article; do not raise livestock, poultry on a farm scale, fish farming on an industrial scale; illegally construct buildings or houses; do not hunt water birds nor migratory birds; protect the species specified in the list of endangered, rare, precious species; the list of endangered, rare, precious species that must be prioritized for protection and local species;

b) Provide assisted natural regeneration to the aquatic animals, plant and enrich the saltwater forest ecosystem with the local species; restore the coral reefs, seagrass beds and suitable habitats of the endangered, rare, precious species as per law;

c) May release, headstart the local species; restore and protect the natural wetland ecosystem within the zone;

d) May collect speciments of the species as per law;

dd) May provide recreational and ecotourism services as per law;

e) Adopt measures to prevent changes in the wetland ecological attributes and restore the wetland ecosystem within the zone.

5. Reguations of the service – administrative zones:

a) Comply with the provisions specified in Point a, Point b Clause 3 of this Article;

b) The environmental impact assessment must be adopted for the constructions or investment projects serving the preservation of biodiversity, development of the natural ecosystem combining with the ecotourism and environmental education activities taking place within the wetland sanctuaries according to environment protection laws;

c) May conduct environmentally sustainable fishery and assist the regeneration of the local species as per law;

d) May collect speciments of the species as per law;

dd) May provide ecotourism, recreational and other services as per law;

e) Adopt measures to protect the environment and natural scenery within the zone.

Article 17. Plan for wetland sanctuary management

1. The plans for the wetland sanctuary management is parts of the wetland sanctuary establishment projects.

2. The agencies conceiving the projects on the sanctuary establishment shall develop the management plans for the sanctuaries based on the basic contents specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

3. The basic contents of the plans for the wetland sanctuary management:

a) Summaries regarding the natural, socio-economic, national security and defense conditions; biodiversity, cultural – historical sites, natural scenery;

b) The objectives and range of biodiversity management and preservation in the wetland sanctuaries;

c) The specialized zones of the sanctuaries, the programs regarding preservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity; the restoration plans for the natural ecosystems in the sanctuaries;

d) The threats to the wetland sanctuaries and the wetland management, protection, sustainable development;

dd) The prioritized topics, projects and the investment expenditure approximations, phasing of the investment in the wetland sanctuaries; the regular expenditure on the biodiversity protection and preservation;

e) Solutions and implementation.

4. The provincial People’s Committees shall approve the plans for the wetland sanctuary management with respect to the wetlands within their competence; The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall approve the plans for the wetland sanctuary management within their competence.

Article 18. Regulations on wetland sanctuary management

1. The sanctuary management agencies shall develop the regulations on the sanctuary management after the sanctuary establishment and request issuance from the competent authorities. With respect to regulations on the management of sanctuaries situated on one province or central-affiliated city, consult the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before requesting approval from the provincial People’s Committees.

2. The basic contents of the regulations on the wetland sanctuary management include:

a) Scope of regulations and regulated entities

b) The boundaries of the sanctuaries and the specialized zones thereof;

c) The management of activities within the sanctuaries;

d) The powers and responsibilities of the sanctuary management organizations; the specialized regulatory agencies; The People’s Committees of districts or communes whose divisions are included in the sanctuaries or the buffer zones of the sanctuaries and other organizations, individuals involved in the sanctuary operations;

dd) The regulation resources and implementation.

3. The responsibilities to issue the regulations on the wetland sanctuary management

a) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall issue the management regulations with respect to the wetland sanctuaries situated on the territories of at least 02 provinces and central-affiliated cities;

b) The Chairmen of the provincial People’s Committees shall approve the management regulations with respect to the wetland sanctuaries within their competence.

Article 19. Management of wetland sanctuary buffer zones

1. The buffer zone requirements:

a) A buffer zone shall determined to be the adjacent area, surrounding the boundary of the wetland sanctuary and based on the commune-level administrative perimeter; with respect to areas without administrative divisions, the buffer zone shall be determined to be at least 1,000 meters wide from the boundary of the wetland sanctuary;

b) The perimeter and area of the buffer zone shall be determined on the map and on sites while the conception of the wetland sanctuary establishment project is taking place.

2. The buffer zone shall be managed to prevent and reduce the adverse effects on the wetland sanctuary; to limit the projects and activities causing negative impacts on the wetland sanctuary.

3. The People’s Committees of district-level, commune-level whose divisions are included in the buffer zone shall have the responsibilities to:

a) publicize and encourage people living adjacent to the bufferzone to comply with wetland preservation and sustainbale use laws; adopt measures to prevent any damage to the wetland sanctuary;

b) manage, sustainably use the natural resources, protect the environment and biodiversity of the buffer zone as per law;

c) cooperate with the sanctuary management organizations, the sanctuary management agencies or relevant parties in dealing with issues of the sanctuaries within their competence as per law.

4. The wetland sanctuary management organizations shall have the responsibilities to:

a) adopt measures to encourage the local community around the buffer zone to participate in the sanctuarly management, sustainable use of natural resources within the buffer zone;

b) cooperate with the local governments and the relevant specialized agencies in dealing with issues relating the buffer zone;

c) take charge or cooperate with relevant parties in implementing projects on buffer zone investment, reduction of pressure on the biodiversity of the wetland sanctuaries approved by the competent authorities.

5. Organizations, households, individuals or local community living or having activities in the buffer zone of the wetland sanctuaries shall have the responsibilities and rights to participate in the environmental protection and biodiversity conservation of the santuaries and the sustainable development of the buffer zone organized by the sanctuary management agencies or the local government.

Article 20. wetland sanctuary transformation, change in classification and categories

1. The national parks, nature reserves, habitat/species management areas and landscape protection areas whose wetlands account for at least 50% of the sanctuary areas shall be considered for transformation to wetland sanctuaries and shall benefit from investment policies regarding preservation and sustainable use of wetlands as specified in this Decree and relevant law provisions.

2. The wetland sanctuaries shall be considered for changes in categories or management classification based on practical situations and the requirements for wetland categorization and classification specified in Article 12 of this Decree.

3. The changing of categories or management classification of the wetland sanctuaries shall comply with provisions on conceiving, appraising and approving the projects on establishing the wetland sanctuaries as specified in Article 13, Article 14 of this Decree.

Article 21. Adjustments to wetland sanctuary boundaries and areas

1. The wetland sanctuaries shall be considered for adjustments to boundaries and areas to meet the practical management facts.

2. The adjustments to the boudaries and areas of the wetland sanctuaries shall comply with provisions on conceiving, appraising and approving the projects on establishing the wetland sanctuaries as specified in Article 13, Article 14 of this Decree and relevant law provisions.

Article 22. Provisions on preservation and sustainable use of important wetlands situated in reserve forests and marine sanctuaries

The reserve forests and marine sanctuaries full or partially situated on the wetlands specified in the list of important wetlands shall have the responsibilities to:

1. develop contents regarding protection, preservation and sustainable use of wetlands in the management plans and regulations of reserve forests and marine sanctuaries.

2. implement wetland ecosystem preservation activities, maintain the natural hydrographic facts and ensure the water quality with respect to the wetlands situated in the reserve forests and marine sanctuaries as specified in this Decree and relevant law provisions.

3. assess the facts of the wetlands situated in the reserve forests and marine sanctuaries and adopt measures to preserve and sustainably develop the wetland biodiversity.

4. on a 03-year basis or irregularly, report on the management of wetlands situated in the reserve forests and marine sanctuaries to the regulatory agencies specialized in biodiversity.

Article 23. Ramsar region management

1. The management contents with respect to activities taking place in the Ramsar regions:

a) Adopt the regulations on the wetland sanctuary management;

b) Develop and implement the wetland preservation and sustainable use program; the Ramsar region management plan; monitor and assess the shift in the ecological attributes of the Ramsar regions on a 06-year basis;

c) Report and provide information on the Ramsar regions at the request of the national agencies in charge of the Ramsar Convention and promptly report on the shift in the ecological attributes of the Ramsar regions;

d) Assess the effectiveness of the Ramsar region management and requirements regarding wetland preservation and sustainable use of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention.

2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is the national agency in charge of providing guidelines on the implementation of the Ramsar Convention; establishing and coordinating activities in the nationwide Ramsar region network.

3. The People’s Committees of provinces or central-affiliated cities shall have the responsibilities to cooperate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to prepare documents proposing, managing the Ramsar regions and to organize the implementation of the Ramsar Convention activities in their provinces and cities based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Section 3. MANAGEMENT OF IMPORTANT WETLANDS SITUATED OUTISDE OF SANCTUARIES AND SHARED BENEFITS IN IMPORTANT WETLAND USES

Article 24. Management of important wetlands outside of sanctuaries

1. The provincial environmental protection specialized agencies shall assist the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities in performing state management regarding preservation and sustainable use of important wetlands in the provinces; develop and request the Chairmen of the provincial People’s Committees to issue the implement the regulations on collaborated management of the important wetlands situated outside of sanctuaries within the provinces.

2. The organizations and inviduals operating on important wetlands shall have the responsibilities to preserve and sustainably use the wetlands according to the regulations on collaborated management of the important wetlands and relevant law provisions.

Article 25. Provisions on preservation and sustainable use of important wetlands outside of sanctuaries

1. The requirements applied to activities on the important wetlands situated outside of the sanctuaries:

a) Maintain the natural hydrographic facts of the wetlands; maintain and protect the wetland fuctions and ecosystem services;

b) Do not carry out activities that pollute the important wetlands; donot harm the endangered, rare, precious species and the habitats of the migratory birds, water birds, nursing and reproduction place of the fisheries;

c) Protect the scenery, the cultural, historical heritage of the wetlands;

d) Perform the environmental impact assessment on the investment according to the environmental protection laws; do not carry out investment projects that harm the wetland functions or ecosystem services and change the ecological attributes of the important wetlands;

dd) Adopt measures to prevent the shift in the ecological attributes of the important wetland; restore the collapsed important wetlands;

e) Exercise the contents specified in the regulations on collaborated management of the important wetlands issued by the Chairmen of the provincial People’s Committees.

2. The basic contents of the regulations on collaborated management of the important wetlands include:

a) The boundaries and areas of the important wetlands;

b) The threats from the wetlands and the requirements applied to activities in the important wetlands, including the specific requirements of activities allowed and not allowed to be implemented on the important wetlands;

c) The responsibilities of organizations and individuals carrying out activities on the wetlands, the regulatory agencies of provinces, the People’s Committees of all levels whose provinces are included or adjacent to the important wetlands and parties related to the important wetlands;

d) The resources for the implementation of the regulations on collaborated management of the improtant wetlands.

3. The protection forests, the conservation areas for aquatic resources from the important wetlands shall have the responsibilities to preserve and sustainably use the wetlands as specified in this Decree and relevant law provisions.

Article 26. Shared benefits from ecosystem services of important wetlands

1. The benefit sharing principles:

a) Ensuring the balance in benefits among relevant parties, between preservation and use of ecosystem services of the important wetlands;

b) Adopting the shared benefits policies as per law with respect to the use of the ecosystem services of the important wetlands;

c) The sanctuary management organizations shall receive a portion of the revenues generated from the use of wetland ecosystem services or from the scientific research conducted in the wetland sanctuaries to serve the wetland biodiversity management and preservation.

2. The relevant parties receiving benefits from the ecosystem services of the important wetlands include:

a) The organizations managing the wetland sanctuaries, the important wetlands situated outside of the sanctuaries and the agencies performing state management relating wetlands;

b) The community allowed to participate in the extraction and use of the resources in the importand wetlands as per law;

c) The organizations and individuals responsible for participating in the preservation and protection of the important wetlands as per law;

d) The People’s Committees of all levels whose divisions are included in the important wetlands and other relevant organizations, individuals.

3. The activities taking place on the important wetlands whose benefits must be shared include:

a) Directly extraction and use if values and products from the important wetlands, including fishery farming and extraction, logging and extraction of other natural resources;

b) The extraction and use of intangible assets, such as: ecotourism, scentific research and education, product, image promotion regarding the important wetlands and wetland sanctuaries.

4. The basic contents of the sharing benefit measures include:

a) The current conditions of the wetland ecosystem services, the list of shared benefits;

b) The amount, time, means and methods of extracting and using the ecosystem services;

c) The rights and obligations of entities receiving the shared benefits;

d) Monitor the management and impact assessment of the extraction, the measures to prevent and reduce the negative effects and risks that potentially occur during the use of the wetland ecosystem services.

5. The relevant parties receiving benefits from the ecosystem services of the important wetlands shall have the responsibilities to:

a) fully comply with the obligations specified in the sharing benefit measures;

b) adopt measures to prevent and respond to the environmental pollution incidents, the collapse of important wetlands when carrying out activities on the wetlands.