Viet Nam Center on Karst and Geoheritage
According to the Decision No. 57 / QD-LDC dated April 10, 2018 by Director of Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources defines the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Vietnam Center on Karst and Geoheritage:
1. Position and function
Vietnam Center on Karst and Geoheritage is a scientific and technological non-business unit, has its legal person status with its own seal and accounts as prescribed by law, has function of conducting scientific research, consulting, implementing and transferring technology and services in geology, mineral, hydrogeology, geohazards, geoenvironment, cave survey in limestone region (karst); geoheritage, geopark and geotourism; medical geology, carbon mineralization and other applications of Geosciences (hereinafter referred to as Karst Geology and Geoheritage).
Vietnam Center on Karst and Geoheritage is dependent units, have its legal person status, their own seals and accounts as prescribed by law; has office based in Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources.
2. Tasks and powers:
- To propose, build policies and legislation on karst geology and geoheritage; To formulate, organize and cooperate in the implementation and appraisal of subjects, schemes and projects on scientific research, application and technology transfer; Participating in the formulation of strategies, planning and policies for the development of science and technology on Karst Geology and Geoheritage.
- To study scientific, transfer technology; consult and supervise the execution of projects; perform service activities on karst geology and geoloheritage according to regulations of the Law.
- To build standards, technical regulations, economic and technical norms on karst geology and geoheritage; to formulate and guide on building projects on geoheritage, geological preservation and geopark; to guide on setting up profile, to participate in the appraisal and recognition of the titles of national and global geoheritage and geopark.
- Making economic and technical demonstration, formulation and evaluation project, consulant for implementation on karst geological and geoheritage projects and other related fields for conservation and sustainable development Karst areas.
- Surveying and drawing karst cave, establishing projects of planning and using sustainable karst cave.
- Investigation, survey and evaluation reserves and quality, consulting to formulate projects on rational exploitation and using of geological and mineral resources, water resources and geoheritage in karst areas.
- Cooperating with domestic and foreign organizations and individuals in organizing, implementing or participating in the implementation of programs, research scientific and technological projects on karst geology and geoheritage according to the regulations of law.
- Consultancy on the import and export of specialized equipment and materials, transfer of technologies in the field of karst geology and geoheritage.
- Participating postgraduate training, advanced training in karst geology and geoheritage.
- Manage organization, job position, staff and employees to perform regular tasks according to functions and assets under the management of the unit as assigned by the Director and the law.
- To perform the planning, accounting and settlement work of the dependent accounting units according to the regulations of law.
- Make statistics, report periodically and irregularly the performance of assigned tasks.
- To make other tasks assigned by the Director.
