Multi-stakeholder management board
The Van Long Management Board, has the mandate to make decisions in VLNR. It is a multi-stakeholder Management Board and was established in 2001.
It is under the mandate of the Provincial Forest Protection Department Ramsar (2018) who refers to it as the Van Long Special-use Forest Management Board.
It is responsible for the overall management of biodiversity conservation and protection of natural resources, law enforcement, and conservation projects in Van Long, but also engaging with the local communities and stakeholder groups, to ensure fair representation and meaningful consultation on governance issues.