Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has just signed Decision No. 1040/QD-TTg dated June 11, 2026 of the Prime Minister on transferring Ba Vi National Park under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to the Hanoi People's Committee for management.
The decision clearly states: Transferring the management authority and transferring the original state of Ba Vi National Park under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to the Hanoi People's Committee for management.
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to organize the original handover of the organizational structure, personnel, forest resources, land, assets, finances, documents and related rights and obligations of Ba Vi National Park to the Hanoi People's Committee for management in accordance with regulations.
At the same time, assigning the Hanoi People's Committee to organize the reception of Ba Vi National Park from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and implement management in accordance with legal regulations.
Preside over and coordinate with the Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee to unify the management of the entire area and boundaries of Ba Vi National Park under the administrative boundaries of Phu Tho province according to the provisions of land law, natural resources, assets, investment, state budget and other relevant legal regulations.
This decision takes effect from the date of signing and promulgation (June 11, 2026).
Ba Vi National Park is one of the important special-use forests in the Northern region, with great value in biodiversity, landscape, environment and culture - history; is an important component in the ecological space of the Western Capital. Ba Vi National Park has an area of more than 9,700 hectares, of which about 73.9% of the area belongs to Hanoi city, and the rest belongs to Phu Tho province.
According to the most recent survey, the flora and fauna of Ba Vi National Park are very rich and diverse with 2,181 species of trees, 503 species of medicinal plants, 65 species of animals, 194 species of birds, 61 species of reptiles, 27 species of amphibians and 552 species of insects. Among them, there are many rare species recorded in the red book, and many endemic flora and fauna.
