Protect the forest, we are acting
March 21 is "International Day of Forests". The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a short film for public welfare, calling on everyone to take action and work together to restore forests.
The "United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests (2017-2030)" specifically pointed out in the "vision part": "All types of forests and trees outside forests can be managed sustainably, contributing to sustainable development, and providing economic, social, Environmental and cultural benefits.” At the same time, it is clear that by 2030, the global forest area will increase by 3%.
In recent years, China has innovated and promoted sustainable forest management and actively participated in global forest governance. It has been highly praised by the international community and contributed its wisdom and strength to the realization of global forest goals.
my country's planted forest area ranks first in the world
As the main body of the terrestrial ecosystem, forest is the largest carbon pool in the terrestrial ecosystem. Forest vegetation can absorb and fix atmospheric carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, play a huge carbon sink function, and has a large carbon sink, low cost, and ecological addition. Features such as high value.
"Forests' regulation and control of carbon dioxide-based greenhouse gases are mainly reflected in three aspects-carbon storage, carbon absorption and carbon release. The FAO's assessment of global forest resources shows that forests are the most important part of terrestrial ecosystems. The global forest area is about 4.06 billion hectares, accounting for about 31% of the total land area, and the forest carbon storage is as high as 662 billion tons." Peng Youdong, deputy director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, pointed out.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has adhered to both quantity and quality, and has implemented large-scale land greening operations. The annual afforestation area in the country has exceeded 100 million mu.
my country's forest area and forest stock volume have maintained "double growth" for 30 consecutive years, becoming the country with the largest increase in forest resources in the world.
According to Peng Youdong, my country currently has 220 million hectares of forests, 17.56 billion cubic meters of forest reserves, and 9.186 billion tons of total carbon storage in forest vegetation.
At the same time, the area of young and middle-aged forests in my country's forest resources accounts for 60.94% of the forest area. The young and middle-aged forests are in a high-growth stage. With the continuous improvement of forest quality, they have a high carbon sequestration rate and a large carbon sink growth potential.
Through unremitting tree planting and afforestation, my country's forest coverage rate has increased from 12% in the early 1980s to the current 23.04%, and the forest stock volume has increased to 17.56 billion cubic meters. The area of artificial forests has ranked first in the world.
The green coverage rate of urban built-up areas nationwide has increased from 10.1% to 41.11%, and the per capita area of parks and green space in cities has increased from 3.45 square meters to 14.8 square meters. The urban and rural human settlement environment has generally changed from yellow to green and from green to beautiful.
Afforestation and greening drive industry to enrich people
Located in Shifang City, Sichuan Province, Yinghua Town is surrounded by green hills and rich forest resources.
How to turn green ecological resources into rich people's resources?
In order to ensure the continuous and stable increase of the people's income, Yinghua Town invested 1 million yuan in Sichuan Red Canyon Forestry Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. to build a starry sky wooden house and develop the forest health and tourism industry.
30% of the income from industrial development is reserved for poverty alleviation guarantee funds, which are used to give priority to solving the needs of special populations such as major diseases, severe disabilities and the inability to work, and the remaining 70% is evenly distributed to provide a solid guarantee to ensure that the poverty-stricken households do not return to poverty.
The vigorous development of forest tourism projects has also promoted the development of surrounding tourism, catering, accommodation, etc., radiating more than 100 families to increase their income.
Protect the ecological beauty and win the prosperity of the people.
The forest coverage rate of Peixie Village, Xiaochi Town, Xinluo District, Longyan City, Fujian Province, which is livable and suitable for business, is as high as 83.7%. Green has become the bright background of this southern mountain village.
"Our village has a beautiful natural environment, especially the Jiuxi Lu in the south of the village, which has 8,000 mu of virgin forest." Hua Jinxian, secretary of the Party branch of Peixie Village, said.
In order to develop forest tourism, Peixie Village has established an eco-rural tourism professional cooperative to raise construction funds through the village's collective economic investment, villagers' equity participation, and social capital attraction.
In the past few years, rural tourism projects such as "walking along the stream", "flying over the forest" and "concentric glass bridge" have been unveiled, attracting many tourists.
Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the scale of my country's forest tourism industry has grown rapidly. The number of forest tourism tourists has reached 6 billion. New formats and products such as forest experience, forest health, and forest recuperation have shown a trend of blooming. Forest tourism has become an important part of my country's forestry and grass industry. Pillar industries and green industries with great growth potential.
China's experience is highly appreciated by the international community
The realization of sustainable forest management is not only a broad consensus of the international community, but also a solemn commitment of the Chinese government.
Currently, the implementation of the "United Nations Forest Instrument" has become the core content of global forest governance.
In the new global forest governance system, my country's implementation of the demonstration unit construction has not only promoted the sustainable development of my country’s forestry, but also provided Chinese solutions for the development of global forest sustainable management, contributed Chinese wisdom, and demonstrated China’s responsible power Responsible.
Since 2012, the former State Forestry Administration has selected 12 units as the first batch of demonstration units to implement the "United Nations Forest Instrument". The demonstration content has gradually expanded from traditional forest management to forest culture, natural education, forest health, national park construction, Integrated development of urban and rural forestry and other fields.
Up to now, the number of demonstration units has increased to 15.
Unremitting efforts have won praise for China-the Three North Project has become a successful model of global ecological governance. In 2018, it was recommended by the National Forestry and Grass Administration and was awarded the "United Nations Forest Strategic Planning Excellent Practice Award" by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; the first batch Hebei Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, one of the performance demonstration units, was awarded the "Guardian of the Earth" by the United Nations Environment Program in 2017, and was awarded the honorary title of National Model for Poverty Alleviation not long ago; the Secretary-General of the United Nations Forum on Forests praised it at the Forum on Forests. China's implementation of the "United Nations Forest Instrument" demonstrates its firm will to believe in words and resolute in deeds.
Guan Zhiou, director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, said that at present and for a period in the future, the national forestry and grassland system will fully promote the implementation of the forest head system, compile the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline for forestry and grassland protection and development, and implement regional landscape, forest, field, lake, and sand system The project, scientifically carry out the greening of the country, ensure the completion of the target task of "the forest stock volume by 2030 will increase by 6 billion cubic meters compared with 2005" on schedule, and make new contributions to building an ecological safety barrier, protecting forest resources, and building a beautiful China.
(Reporter Li Hui)