The Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Accelerating the Development of Forestry (June 25, 2003) Strengthening ecological construction and maintaining ecological security is the most common theme facing mankind in the 21st century, and it is also the sustainable development of my country's economy and society. important basis.

To comprehensively build a moderately prosperous society and accelerate socialist modernization, we must follow the path of civilized development with production development, affluent life, and good ecology, achieve coordination between economic development, population, resources, and the environment, and achieve harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Forests are terrestrial ecosystems.

Forestry is an important public welfare undertaking and basic industry. It undertakes the important tasks of ecological construction and supply of forest products. It is of great significance to do a good job in forestry.

In order to accelerate the development of forestry, achieve the grand goal of beautiful mountains and rivers, and promote national economic and social development, the following decision is hereby made.

1. Strengthening forestry construction is an urgent requirement for sustainable economic and social development 1.

my country's forestry construction has made great achievements.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially since the reform and opening up, the Party Central Committee and the State Council have attached great importance to forestry work and adopted a series of policies and measures, which have effectively promoted the development of forestry. The national voluntary tree planting movement has been carried out in depth, and the whole society has been engaged in forestry and the whole people have been engaged in greening.

is taking shape. The construction of ecological projects such as the "Three North" shelterbelts has achieved remarkable results. Key projects such as natural forest protection, returning farmland to forests, and desertification prevention and control implemented in recent years are progressing smoothly. The ecological conditions in some areas have been significantly improved. Forests, wetlands and

The protection of wild animal and plant resources has been strengthened.

The structural adjustment of the forestry industry has made progress, the construction of various commercial forest bases is in the ascendant, the forest products industry has been strengthened, the economic forest, bamboo and rattan flower industry and ecological tourism have developed rapidly, and the comprehensive development of mountainous areas has been advanced in depth.

The cultivation, management, protection and utilization of forest resources have gradually formed a relatively complete organizational, legal and working system.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the forestry industry has provided more than 5 billion cubic meters of wood. Currently, the national forest coverage rate has reached 16.55%, and the area of ??artificial forests ranks first in the world.

Forestry has made important contributions to national economic construction and improvement of ecological conditions, and is playing an increasingly important role in promoting the development of agriculture and rural economy in the new stage, expanding urban and rural employment, and increasing farmers' income.

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Sustainable economic and social development urgently requires a major change in my country's forestry industry.

With economic development, social progress and the improvement of people's living standards, society's requirements for accelerating forestry development and improving ecological conditions have become more and more urgent. The status and role of forestry in economic and social development have become increasingly prominent.

Forestry must not only meet society's diversified needs for wood and other forest products, but also meet the needs of improving ecological conditions and ensuring national ecological security. Ecological needs have become society's first demand for forestry. my country's forestry is undergoing an important change. During the transitional period of the 19th century and the 20th century, China is undergoing a historic transformation from timber production to ecological construction.

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The situation facing accelerating forestry development is still grim.

At present, the trend of partial improvement and overall deterioration of my country's ecological conditions has not been fundamentally reversed. Land desertification, wetland reduction, and biodiversity destruction are still intensifying.

Indiscriminate felling of trees, indiscriminate reclamation of forest land, indiscriminate hunting of wild animals, indiscriminate excavation of wild plants and other phenomena continue to be prohibited. Forest fires and pests and diseases still pose a serious threat to the forestry industry.

The forestry management and operation system has not yet adapted to the needs of the development of the situation. The forestry industry is small in scale, has low scientific and technological content, and has an unreasonable structure. The contradiction between supply and demand of wood is prominent. The income growth of forestry employees and people in forest areas is slow, and the development of social undertakings lags behind.

On the whole, our country is still a country lacking in forestry resources. The total amount of forest resources is seriously insufficient. The overall function of the forest ecosystem is still very fragile. The contradiction between it and social needs is becoming increasingly acute. The tasks of forestry reform and development are greater than before.

More onerous at any time.

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Forestry construction must be placed in a more prominent position.

In the process of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and accelerating socialist modernization, we must attach great importance to and strengthen forestry work and strive to achieve great development in my country's forestry.

In the implementation of the sustainable development strategy, forestry must be given an important position; in ecological construction, forestry must be given a primary position; in the development of the western region, forestry must be given a basic position.

2. Guiding ideology, basic principles and main tasks for accelerating forestry development 5.

guiding ideology.

Guided by Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents", we will thoroughly implement the spirit of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, establish a sustainable development path for forestry focusing on ecological construction, and establish a land ecological security system with forest vegetation as the main body and a combination of forest and grass.

Build an ecologically civilized society with beautiful mountains and rivers, vigorously protect, cultivate and rationally utilize forest resources, achieve leap-forward development of forestry, and enable forestry to better serve the national economy and social development.

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Basic policy.

——Adhere to nationwide mobilization, all people take action, and the whole society runs forestry.

——Adhere to the unity of ecological benefits, economic benefits and social benefits, and give priority to ecological benefits.

——Adhere to strict protection, active development, scientific management, and sustainable utilization of forest resources.

——Adhere to the combination of government leadership and market regulation, and implement classified forestry operations and management.

——Adhere to respecting natural and economic laws, adapting measures to local conditions, rationally allocating trees, shrubs and grass, and developing coordinated development of urban and rural forestry.

——Adhere to science and education to rejuvenate forests.

——Adhere to forest management in accordance with the law.