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In 2014, China afforested 6.027 million hectares, exceeding the plan
On March 11, the Office of the National Afforestation Committee released the "2014 Communique on Land Greening in China." The communique shows that in 2014, a total of 6.027 million hectares were afforested nationwide, exceeding the afforestation plan task for the year. Central forestry investment for the year was 151.7 billion yuan, an increase over 2013 of
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Commercial logging of natural forests will be completely halted nationwide in 2017
The reporter learned from the State Forestry Administration that the plan to completely halt commercial logging of natural forests has been finalized, and the nationwide commercial logging of natural forests will be completely halted in 2017. Zhao Shucong, director of the State Forestry Administration, said that the complete halt of commercial logging of natural forests will be implemented in three steps
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First batch of demonstration pilot projects for off-site afforestation by state-owned forest farms identified
The Seed and Seedling Station of the State Forestry Administration recently conducted a comprehensive assessment of the models, scale, effects and impacts of off-site afforestation, and identified the first batch of 20 off-site afforestation demonstration forest farms and 8 off-site afforestation pilot forest farms. This initiative aims to establish models, explore experience, and further promote off-site afforestation by state-owned forest farms
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First agri-forestry pest and disease meteorological grade forecast of the year released
Reporters learned from the first issue of 2015 "Agri-forestry Pest and Disease Meteorological Grade Forecast," jointly released by the China Meteorological Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture on March 24, that most areas of the Yangtze River Basin currently have rapeseed at the full flowering stage, entering the peak period of rapeseed sclerotinia stem rot occurrence and the critical stage for control
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China's largest state-owned forest region ends 63 years of commercial logging
Starting April 1, all natural forests in the Greater and Lesser Khingan and Changbai Mountain forest regions will stop being logged, marking the transition of key state-owned forest regions from development and utilization to a new stage of comprehensive protection and development. On March 31, as the last sound of a chainsaw echoing through the mountain forest slowly faded, China's largest
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Afforestation and Tree Planting Advance Steadily: China's Land Greening Achieves Remarkable Results
Through more than 30 years of continuous afforestation and tree planting, our country has more trees, greener mountains, and greener land. Even more encouraging is that the ecological concept of loving and protecting greenery has taken root in people's hearts and become a common trend. It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to cultivate people. Only by turning afforestation and tree planting into a long-term action with participation by the whole people can China become more and more beautiful——
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China's forestry output value grows 22% annually, forest product output value exceeded 4 trillion yuan last year
Since 2001, China's total forestry output value has maintained a high growth rate of 22% annually. In 2014, the output value share of the secondary and tertiary forestry industries reached 66%, industrial quality has continued to improve, total forest product exports reached 140 billion USD, and the forestry industry has benefited 450 million farmers. This is what the reporter learned from
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State Forestry Administration Presses Ahead with the New Round of Sloping Land Conversion Program
On May 8, the State Forestry Administration held a video scheduling meeting on the Sloping Land Conversion Program. Zhang Yongli, Deputy Director of the State Forestry Administration, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He required pressing ahead despite difficulties and innovating methods to fully carry out the current Sloping Land Conversion Program work and consolidate its achievements. State Forestry Administration
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Henan mushroom farmers rent riverbank forest land to develop under-forest shiitake mushroom economy
Recently, the bag-cultivated shiitake mushrooms developed by the Shunlin Edible Fungi Professional Cooperative in Lushi County, Henan Province, have been selling very well. It is understood that since last year, the cooperative has successively rented more than 700 mu of riverbank forest land in Zhang Village and Wang Village of Wenyu Township and Su Village of Fanli Town to grow shiitake mushrooms. This measure has not only developed
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Revitalizing Collective Forestry Management Rights Requires a Solid Foundation of Rights Confirmation and Certification
Reform of the collective forest rights system is an important part of rural reform and a significant measure for advancing ecological civilization construction and promoting resource growth, a sound ecology, higher farmer incomes and harmony in forest areas. Practice has proven that taking the revitalization of collective forest land management rights as a breakthrough point helps promote
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