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Collective Forest tenure reform in china

Li shuxin

2009-5-25,Yaounde

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!! Why collective forest tenure reform?Why collective forest tenure reform?

!! WhatWhat’’s the content?s the content?

!! What we have done?What we have done?

!! WhatWhat’’s the result?s the result?

!! What have we learned?What have we learned?

!! What we are doing now?What we are doing now?

Forest statisticsForest statistics

• Forest cover18.21%• Total forest landarea: 174.91millionhectares.• Standing woodvolume: 13,618million cubic meters•The stand volumeper hectare 84.73cubic meters

Basic informationBasic information

!! Forest cover 8.6% to 18.21%Forest cover 8.6% to 18.21%

!! Plantation area.Plantation area.

!! 1990s large scale mountain1990s large scale mountaingreening greening programeprograme, some, someprovinces provinces ““eradicateeradicate””barren landbarren land

!! 1998-six key projects were1998-six key projects werelaunched.launched.

Forest Tenure in ChinaForest Tenure in China

!! Two land ownership typesTwo land ownership types

!! State-owned forest landState-owned forest land

--42.45% forest area and 42.16% volume;--42.45% forest area and 42.16% volume;

--Managed by state forest enterprises--Managed by state forest enterprises

and farms and farms

!! CollectiveCollective

--57.55% area and 57.84% volume--57.55% area and 57.84% volume

--Diversified models of forest management--Diversified models of forest management

Why collective forest reform?Why collective forest reform?

!! HistoryHistory

--before 1978,planning economy--before 1978,planning economy

--after 1978,forest land contracting --after 1978,forest land contractingto farmerto farmer——taking backtaking back

!! ProblemProblem

--Low productivity.--Low productivity.

--Farmers have low interests in --Farmers have low interests inforest.forest.

--Rigid policies --Rigid policies

Tenure is one of the right thingTenure is one of the right thing

Reform backgroundReform background

!! Harmonize societyHarmonize societyconstructionconstruction

!! New countrysideNew countryside

!! To Meet forest productTo Meet forest productdemanddemand

Reform contentsReform contents

!! GoalGoal --increase forest resources--increase forest resources --increase farmers --increase farmers’’ income income --good environment --good environment --harmonious society --harmonious society

!! Tasks(2008-2012)Tasks(2008-2012)

--Giving 70ys forest land use right to farmers--Giving 70ys forest land use right to farmers --Issuing forest certificate by government --Issuing forest certificate by government --Adjusting policies (e.g. cutting quote policies, reducing fees and taxes, financial --Adjusting policies (e.g. cutting quote policies, reducing fees and taxes, financial

support etc.)support etc.)

--From--From Document on advancing collective forest tenure Document on advancing collective forest tenure reform,2008 reform,2008

1.Giving land use1.Giving land useright to farmersright to farmers

2.Authorizeing2.Authorizeinglegal right to uselegal right to useforest resourcesforest resources

3.Disposing right3.Disposing right

4.Safeguarding benefit4.Safeguarding benefitfrom forest landfrom forest land

Status quoStatus quo

!! 28 provinces have issued documents on28 provinces have issued documents onadvancing this reformadvancing this reform

!! 30 provinces have designated organizations30 provinces have designated organizationsresponsible for the reform.responsible for the reform.

!! 5 provinces have finished first-step reform.5 provinces have finished first-step reform.

!! 15 provinces are putting forward all the way15 provinces are putting forward all the wayafter piloting, the others are under experimentafter piloting, the others are under experiment

WhatWhat’’s the result?s the result?

!! 90% farmers satisfied with90% farmers satisfied withthe reformthe reform

!! ““Three worryingThree worrying”” doesn doesn’’ttemergeemerge

!! Positive aspectsPositive aspects

--Incentive motivated--Incentive motivated

--Forests increased --Forests increased

--Farmers --Farmers’’ income increased income increased

--Community harmonizes --Community harmonizes

--Strengthen the ties between --Strengthen the ties betweengovernment and farmersgovernment and farmers

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EmploymentEmployment

Harmonious societyHarmonious society

Why success?Why success?

!! Government support.Government support.

!! Respecting peopleRespecting people’’s will.s will.

!! Advancing the reformAdvancing the reformaccording to law.according to law.

!! Careful designing theCareful designing thereformreform

!! advancing reform in lightadvancing reform in lightof realities of specificof realities of specificregions.regions.

!! Right timeRight time

Secretary general visits economic tree in Jiangxi provinceSecretary general visits economic tree in Jiangxi province

let people decidelet people decide

plan,trainningplan,trainning

Reform in different wayReform in different way

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!! From natural forest toFrom natural forest to

plantation??plantation??

!! Forest fragmentation??Forest fragmentation??

!! Income increase??Income increase??

What we are doingWhat we are doing

!! Conference on forestry reform will be organized.Conference on forestry reform will be organized.

!! PoliciesPolicies

-- --farmers cooperative--farmers cooperative

-- --cutting system reform--cutting system reform

-- --improve compensation standards--improve compensation standards

-- --investment in forest infrastructure--investment in forest infrastructure

-- --monetary initiative--monetary initiative

!! Forest law revisingForest law revising

Thanks for your attention!

shuxin8608@yahoo.com.cn

The department of policy and law,

SFA,P.R.C