NA passes land use planning by 2020

NA deputies press buttons to pass the Resolution, Hà Nội, November 22, 2011 – Photo : VGP/Nhật Bắc

Land use will be put under management towards ensuring the efficiency of the use of land, environmental protection, response to climate change and sea level rise and assisting the course of industrialization and modernization, economic restructuring, national food security, socio-economic development and national defense. 

Under the Resolution, rice fields would increase to 3.81 million hectares to ensure food security in the long term to respond to growing population pressures, challenges caused by climate change, sea level rise, and land use for other purposes. 

By the next ten years, the area for industrial zones will have increased to 200,000 hectares from the current figure of 72,000 hectares.

By 2020, preventive forest coverage will have reached 5.842 million hectares.

Urban area will occupy 179,000 hectares in 2015 and 202,000 hectares in 2020.

Meanwhile, by 2020, land areas used for cultural, education, healthcare, and sport facilities will have been doubled from the current rate to meet people’s demand.

The NA deputies clarified eight tasks and solutions on land use.

Accordingly, localities will have to map out their land use plans on the basis of the national-level plan; clearly define the boundary of rice fields, and preventive forests for preservation; closely supervise development plans of economic zonea, industrial parks, and non-agricultural production sites; protect and develop forest coverage; and contribute to the amendment of the Law on Land.

Areas for different types of land

Unit: 1000 hectares

By Kim Anh