Scheme on development of bioindustry in the field of environmental protection to 2030

Abstract

Over the years, biotechnology in Vietnam has made rapid progress and is now gradually being brought to an industrial scale. In the field of environmental protection, in order to promote the development and application of biotechnology, the MONRE has issued supporting policies such as: Developing and submitting to the Prime Minister to promulgate Decision No.1660/QD-TTg dated 7 November 2012 on "Scheme on development and application of biotechnology to environmental protection to 2020". However, activities of the Scheme have only stopped at implementing a number of ministerial-level subjects of the MONRE on monitoring, conservation and treatment of residual persistent wastes and chemicals, so they have not met the requirements of environmental protection. Especially now, with the economic development and industrial modernization, the process of environmental pollution is very complicated with scale and severity, requiring pollution treatment technology not only to be effective but also environmentally friendly. In order to improve the efficiency and scale of biotechnology application in the environmental sector and additionally promote the role of the environmental biotechnology sector as an economic sector contributing to GDP, the Prime Minister has promulgated Decision No. 553/QD-TTg dated 21 April 2017 approving the Master Plan for the development of bioindustry to 2030. Accordingly, on 24 December 2024, the Prime Minister promulgated Decision No. 1639/QD-TTg approving the Scheme on development of bioindustry in environmental protection to 2030.