Forwarding the Report of the State Council Forestry Bureau on the National Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period
Notice on the audit opinion of forest cutting quota in
Guangdong government [2011] No.58
People’s governments at the local level and listed, people’s governments of counties (cities, districts), departments and institutions directly under the provincial government:
Now, the Notice of the State Council Municipality on Approving and Forwarding the Opinions of Forestry Bureau on the Examination of Annual Forest Cutting Quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period (Guo Fa [2011] No.3) is forwarded to you, and the following opinions are put forward in combination with the actual situation in our province, please implement them together.
First, strictly implement the annual forest cutting quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period.
All localities and relevant departments should conscientiously implement the spirit of Document No.3 [2011] issued by the State Council, strictly implement the total annual forest cutting quota issued by the province (see Annex), and shall not break through the quota indicators of cutting types, forest categories and forest origins. Forests operated by troops, transportation, railways, urban construction, land reclamation and other units must be brought into the unified management of forest cutting quotas, and the forest cutting license uniformly printed by the Provincial Forestry Bureau shall be handled according to law. All localities should conscientiously implement the target responsibility system for forest resources protection and development, and incorporate forest coverage rate, forest stock volume, cutting quota implementation and forest land protection management into the government target assessment system to ensure the realization of the "double increase" of forest area and forest stock during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period. The Provincial Forestry Bureau shall organize regular inspections on the implementation of forest cutting quotas around the country, and report the inspection results.
II. Deepening the reform of forest harvesting management system
Adhere to the voucher logging system, strengthen source management, and resolutely put an end to illegal logging and over-quota logging. For state-owned forests, they should be managed according to the forest management plan, and strictly implement the supervision systems such as pre-cutting, mid-cutting inspection and post-cutting acceptance. For collective forests, it is necessary to simplify the examination and approval of forest harvesting, implement a publicity system, guide operators to prepare forest management plans, and gradually implement the determination of forest harvesting quotas based on forest management plans. Trees on non-planned forest land are not included in the management of cutting quota, and operators operate and cut independently, but they must go to the local forestry authorities to apply for forest cutting licenses according to law.
Three, vigorously strengthen the management of timber transportation and processing.
Adhere to the timber voucher transportation system, give full play to the role of timber inspection stations, carry out timber flow inspections according to law, and prevent illegal timber from entering the market. All localities should reasonably determine the layout, scale and quantity of wood processing enterprises according to the development plan of forestry industry, so as to achieve scientific planning, strict examination and approval, standardized management and sustainable forest management. It is necessary to regularly clean up and rectify timber processing units and resolutely ban unlicensed timber processing units.
Four, constantly strengthen the forest resources protection and management team and capacity building.
All localities and relevant departments should continue to strengthen the construction of grass-roots forestry law enforcement teams such as forestry workstations, timber checkpoints and forest police stations, effectively solve the problem of personnel funds, and improve the law enforcement environment and conditions. It is necessary to strengthen comprehensive law enforcement and severely crack down on acts of destroying forest resources such as deforestation and indiscriminate excavation and occupation of forest land. Carry out the open system of forestry government affairs, strengthen forestry law popularization and propaganda work, and create a good social atmosphere for forest resources protection and management.
Attachment: Summary of Annual Forest Cutting Quota in Guangdong Province during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period
people’s government of guangdong province
May 18th, 2011
The State Council Approved Forestry Bureau’s Report on the National Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period
Notice on the audit opinion of forest cutting quota in
Guo Fa [2011] No.3
People’s governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, ministries and commissions and institutions directly under the State Council:
The State Council agreed to the Audit Opinion of Forestry Bureau on the Annual Forest Cutting Quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, which is hereby forwarded to you, please implement it carefully.
Forest resources are important natural resources and strategic resources of the country, the material basis for meeting the demand of economic and social development for forest products, and the important carrier for developing modern forestry, maintaining the ecological security of the country and building ecological civilization. Vigorously strengthening the protection and management of forest resources, implementing the cutting quota system according to law, strictly controlling the consumption of forest resources, improving the utilization efficiency of forest resources, and promoting the compilation and implementation of forest management plans are of great and far-reaching significance for building a sound forestry ecological system, a developed forestry industrial system and a prosperous ecological and cultural system, coping with global climate change and promoting sustainable economic and social development.
During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the annual forest cutting quota is the maximum amount of forest consumption and forest accumulation per year, which must be strictly implemented by local people’s governments at all levels and relevant departments. Local forestry authorities at all levels should prepare forest management plans at the provincial and county levels and guide forest operators to prepare forest management plans; Strengthen the strict supervision and management of the implementation of forest cutting quota, and severely deal with deforestation and over-quota logging according to law. The Forestry Bureau shall organize regular inspections on the implementation of all localities, and report the inspection results to the State Council and inform the whole country.
the State Council
January 26, 2011
About the National Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period
Audit opinion on forest cutting quota in
Forestry bureau
According to the relevant provisions of the Forest Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its implementing regulations, all provinces (including autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and key state-owned forest areas, the same below) have completed the compilation of annual forest cutting quotas during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period. The audit opinions on the results of this cutting quota compilation and the measures to further strengthen the protection and management of forest resources are reported as follows:
First, the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the annual forest cutting quota audit results
The compilation of annual forest cutting quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period is based on the results of the Seventh National Forest Resources Inventory and the planning and design survey of forest resources in various places, following the basic policy of "strict protection, active development, scientific management and sustainable utilization", adhering to classified management and zoning policy, and organically combining with the actual needs of collective forest right system reform, forest resources cultivation, key forestry projects construction and national economic and social development. Actively promote the transformation from cutting natural forests to cutting artificial forests, from single control of forest resources consumption to equal emphasis on ecological protection and forestry industry development, from low-value consumption of forest resources to high-value utilization, and from simple index control to mobilizing the enthusiasm of forest operators, which fully embodies the overall requirements of developing modern forestry, building ecological civilization and promoting scientific development.
After review and summary, the annual forest cutting quota (excluding the bamboo cutting quota) during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period in China is 271.054 million cubic meters. According to the cutting type, the sub-quota is: main cutting 141.188 million cubic meters, tending cutting 69.65 million cubic meters, renewal cutting 16.287 million cubic meters and other cutting 43.929 million cubic meters; The quota by forest category is: 218.359 million cubic meters for commercial forest cutting and 52.695 million cubic meters for public welfare forest cutting (tending, regeneration and others); According to the forest origin, the sub-quota is: 188.301 million cubic meters of artificial forest cutting (including 77.068 million cubic meters of short-rotation timber forest) and 82.753 million cubic meters of natural forest cutting. Strict implementation of the annual forest cutting quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period can not only ensure the sustained growth of forest resources, but also take into account the objective needs of economic and social development.
According to the results of the seventh national forest resources inventory, the total standing stock in China is 14.554 billion cubic meters, and the average annual net growth of trees is 572 million cubic meters. During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the annual forest cutting quota accounted for 1.9% of the total standing stock in China, accounting for 47.4% of the annual net growth of trees. Compared with the 11th Five-Year Plan, the annual forest cutting quota during the 12th Five-Year Plan period increased by 22.899 million cubic meters (among which the short-rotation timber forest cutting quota increased by 22.839 million cubic meters, accounting for 99.7%), an increase of 9.2%.
According to the requirements of the protection and development of forest resources, the annual forest cutting quota has been greatly adjusted in the origin and regional layout of forests during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period. Compared with the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", the annual forest harvesting quota of natural forests in China decreased by 8.461 million cubic meters, a decrease of 9.3%; The annual forest cutting quota of plantations increased by 31.36 million cubic meters, an increase of 20.0%; The cutting quota of key state-owned forest areas in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia decreased by 9.586 million cubic meters; For the provinces that have basically completed the reform of the main body of the collective forest right system, the annual forest harvesting quota of artificial forests has increased by 8.708 million cubic meters.
Second, measures to further strengthen the protection and management of forest resources
Since the beginning of the new century, the protection and management of forest resources in China has achieved remarkable results, and the area and accumulation of forest resources have maintained a good trend of "double growth". However, the problems of insufficient total forest resources, low quality, uneven distribution, unreasonable structure and low efficiency are still outstanding.
The "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial period for deepening reform and opening up and accelerating the transformation of economic development mode. It is also a crucial period for developing modern forestry, building ecological civilization and coping with climate change. It is necessary to deeply understand the importance and urgency of forest resources protection and management under the new situation. Effectively strengthen leadership, strengthen measures, implement responsibilities, establish and improve the guarantee system for forest resources protection and management, and continuously improve the ability and level of forest resources protection and management.
(a) to strengthen organizational leadership, the implementation of forest resources protection and management responsibilities.The local people’s governments at all levels and relevant departments should conscientiously implement the spirit of the Decision of the State Council, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Accelerating Forestry Development (Zhongfa [2003] No.9) and the Opinions of the State Council, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Comprehensively Promoting the Reform of Collective Forest Right System (Zhongfa [2008] No.10), implement Scientific Outlook on Development, correctly handle the current and long-term, local and overall interests, accelerate the transformation of economic development mode, and resolutely abandon the sacrifice of forest resources and ecological environment. The principal responsible comrades of local people’s governments at all levels are the first responsible persons for the protection and development of forest resources, and the responsible comrades in charge are the main responsible persons for the protection and development of forest resources. It is necessary to incorporate forest coverage rate, forest ownership, cutting quota implementation and forest land protection management into the government’s annual target assessment system, and strictly supervise and assess. The local forest resources supervision institutions stationed by the Forestry Bureau should strengthen the supervision and inspection of the establishment and implementation of the responsibility system for forest resources protection and development in the supervision area.
(two) reform and improve the management system of forest harvesting, and establish a forest harvesting supervision mechanism that is compatible with modern forestry and market economy.For collective forests, simplify the examination and approval of forest harvesting and implement the publicity system; Reform the dual control of forest cutting quota and volume, and implement single management according to volume; Guide operators to prepare forest management plans, and gradually realize the determination of forest cutting quotas according to forest management plans; The implementation of simple design of cutting areas, forest operators to cut before, during and after the independent management, forestry authorities to provide technical guidance and services; The main cutting age of commercial forests and the regeneration cutting age of farmland shelterbelts are determined by the provincial forestry authorities and reported to the Forestry Bureau for the record. For state-owned forests, management should be made according to the forest management plan, and supervision systems such as pre-cutting, mid-cutting inspection and post-cutting acceptance should be implemented. Except for the key state-owned forest areas in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, the timber production plans in other areas are put on record, and the Forestry Bureau no longer issues timber production plans. Trees on non-planned forest land are not included in the management of cutting quota, and operators operate independently and cut independently. The specific management measures shall be formulated by the provincial forestry authorities.
(3) Strengthen the management of forest harvesting and strictly implement the annual forest harvesting quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period.The annual forest cutting quota approved by the State Council during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period is the maximum amount of forest harvesting at breast height of more than 5 cm per year, and all localities and departments must strictly implement it and shall not break through it. Artificial forest cutting can occupy the natural forest cutting quota, commercial forest tending cutting and other cutting can occupy the main cutting quota, and other sub-quotas are strictly prohibited from misappropriating or crowding each other. If there is a surplus in the annual cutting quota of commercial forest, it can be carried forward to the following years during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period; The cutting quota of public welfare forest is not allowed to be carried forward. For the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River and the natural forest resources protection project area in Xinjiang, if it is really necessary to cut natural forests due to natural disasters, requisition and occupation of forest land by engineering construction and forest management protection, the cutting quota of artificial forests may be occupied with the approval of the Forestry Bureau.
The competent forestry authorities at the provincial level and the competent forestry authorities in key state-owned forest areas can reserve a cutting quota of no more than 5% and report it to the Forestry Bureau for approval, which can be used to meet the needs of cutting quotas due to natural disasters, requisition and occupation of forest land, forest management and protection, etc. The remaining cutting quotas must be decomposed and implemented to the editing and limiting units, and shall not be withheld at different levels. Because of the national key projects or major natural disasters, it is necessary to cut trees and it cannot be solved within the limits of this province, and it shall be reported to the State Council by the provincial people’s government and approved by the Forestry Bureau authorized by the State Council; Key state-owned forest areas shall be reported to the Forestry Bureau for approval by the competent department of forestry (forestry). During the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, the key state-owned forest areas in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia were strictly implemented in accordance with the annual forest harvesting quota and timber output determined by the second phase of natural forest resources protection project and the ecological protection and economic transformation plan of large and small Xing ‘an Mountains forest areas (2010-2020).
(4) Promoting sustainable forest management and continuously improving forest quality.It is necessary to organize the compilation of the National Outline for Sustainable Forest Management and the National Forest Management Plan, and clarify the leading functions and management directions of forests in different regions. It is necessary to make forest management plans at the provincial and county levels, determine the strategic objectives of forestry development and forest management, refine forest functional zoning, and implement different cutting methods for different types of forests in order to achieve sustainable forest management. Guide forest operators to formulate forest management plans, implement forest management measures to hilltop plots, and scientifically carry out forest management activities and logging management. It is necessary to summarize and popularize advanced and practical sustainable forest management models and technologies, and give full play to the multi-function and multi-benefit of forests.
(five) to strengthen the management of timber transportation and processing, to ensure the healthy and orderly development of forestry industry.According to the National Timber Checkpoint Construction Plan (2010-2015), the layout of existing timber checkpoints should be adjusted. Timber inspection stations shall be managed by the competent forestry authorities at or above the county level, and a unified timber transport certificate shall be implemented throughout the country. All localities should formulate plans for timber processing, and reasonably determine the layout, quantity and scale of timber processing enterprises according to the forest resources and timber supply capacity within their respective administrative areas. It is necessary to establish and improve the market access rules, and put forward strict requirements on the scale, comprehensive utilization rate of wood and environmental protection of wood-based processing enterprises.
(six) to strengthen the protection and management of forest land, to ensure the space for forestry development.Implement the Outline of National Woodland Protection and Utilization Plan (2010-2020), work out provincial and county-level woodland protection and utilization plans, adopt high-tech means such as remote sensing, and take detailed forest resources survey data as the basis to ensure that woodlands are mapped, establish monitoring, evaluation and statistical systems, and realize annual updating and dynamic management of woodland archives. Review all kinds of construction projects in strict accordance with the forest land protection and utilization planning, and improve the procedures and compensation methods for occupation, expropriation and requisition of forest land. To strengthen the protection and management of state-owned forest land, no unit or individual shall arbitrarily occupy state-owned forest land and change the use of forest land, and shall not arbitrarily change the affiliation of state-owned forestry units, delegate management rights or change the business scope.
(seven) to promote the reform of forest resources management system in key state-owned forest areas.Combined with the second phase of natural forest resources protection project and the related policies and supporting measures of the Great and Small Xing ‘an Mountains Ecological Protection and Economic Transformation Plan (2010-2020), we will accelerate the reform of the management system of key state-owned forest areas and forest resources, separate government from enterprises, separate enterprises from enterprises, and hand over the social management and public service functions undertaken by forest industry enterprises to local governments. The management of state-owned forest resources is separated from enterprise management, enterprises enter the market, and a new system of state-owned forest management is gradually established.
(eight) to strengthen capacity building, improve the level of forest resources protection and management.It is necessary to stabilize and improve the forestry administration system, continue to implement the system of forest resources management institutions at the next higher level, and improve the execution of forest resources administration. Strengthen the construction of grass-roots forestry law enforcement teams such as forestry workstations, timber inspection stations and forestry administration inspection teams, and effectively solve the problem of personnel funds. It is necessary to improve the construction of forest resources supervision institutions and straighten out the management system of forest industry enterprise supervision institutions stationed in key state-owned forest areas in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia. Strengthen the management of forest resources survey and monitoring industry qualifications and professional qualifications, establish and improve the qualification examination and approval system of monitoring units and employees, and the system of forest resources assets evaluation and appraiser. It is necessary to comprehensively improve the scientific and technological content and service ability of forest resources monitoring, and strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of forest ecological conditions. Strengthen basic work such as forestry data table and forest resources file management. Effectively increase investment in infrastructure construction to ensure the effective implementation of forest resources protection and management.
(nine) adhere to the rule of law, and build a good environment for the protection and development of forest resources.Revise the "Measures for the Administration of Forest Harvesting and Renewal" and related rules and regulations. Effectively strengthen forestry administrative law enforcement, improve the quality of law enforcement personnel, implement the system of on-the-job training and certificates, and ensure administration according to law and standardize law enforcement. Carry out the system of open forestry government affairs, and take the initiative to accept the inspection and supervision of higher authorities and the people. Promote the application of high technology in law enforcement inspection, and improve the law enforcement inspection mechanism combining routine inspection with special action. All localities should inspect the implementation of the annual forest cutting quota and implement the inspection result notification system. It is necessary to strengthen the popularization of forestry law and publicity, and create a good social atmosphere for the protection and management of forest resources.
Attachment: Summary Table of Annual Forest Cutting Quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period in China
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