Some regulations on decentralization, delegation of power and determination of authority in the field of environment, nature and biodiversity conservation

Abstract

   In the context of strong reform of the state administrative apparatus towards streamlining, effectiveness and efficiency, clear determination of authority and responsibility between levels of government, especially at the local level, has become an urgent requirement. Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW dated 12^th April 2025 of the 11^th Conference of the 13^th Party Central Committee clearly defined the policy of building a two-tier local government model (provincial level and communal level), and at the same time ending the operation of district-level administrative units from 1^st July 2025. On that basis, ministries and sectors are assigned the task of reviewing and adjusting the legal system to suit the new organizational model, ensuring that state management activities are not interrupted, especially in interdisciplinary and far-reaching areas such as environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.