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: in 2015, commercial logging will be completely halted in key state-owned forest areas such as Inner Mongolia and Jilin; in 2016, commercial logging of natural forests in state-owned forest farms outside the Natural Forest Protection Program areas will be completely halted; and in 2017, the nationwide commercial logging of natural forests will be completely halted.