On 28/12/2018, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment promulgates Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BTNMT prescribe criteria for determining and promulgating a list of invasive alien species. This Circular takes effect from 11/02/2019.
Accordingly, from 11/02/2019, Joint Circular No. 27/2013/TTLT-BTNMT-BNNPTNT on 26/09/2013 if Minister of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development prescribe criteria for determining invasive alien species and issue a list of invasive alien species and issued a list of invasive alien species expired. Instead, the ministries, departments, agencies and people’s committees at all levels, relevant organizations and individuals will apply the criteria stated in Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BTNMT to identify alien species harm.
Different from the Joint Circular 27/2013/TTLT-BTNMT-BNNPTNT, Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BTNMT has added the criteria that need to be evaluated such as: invasive history of species in Vietnam and around the world, species’ resistance in front of weather changesAt the same time, Circular No. 35 also has a fundamental change in the evaluation criteria of invasive alien species. In addition, Circular No. 35 also updates the list of invasive alien species and invasive alien species in Annex 1 and Appendix 2 attached to this Circular.
It can be seen that with promulgation Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BTNMT, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has timely updated new criteria to timely evaluate and accurately determine the level of harm to the domestic ecosystem of alien species, since then, there are timely measures to prevent and prevent the invasion and protection of biodiversity in Vietnam.