Of Forest Authority, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region put forward a new ecological objectives: to 10 years in 2020, Daxinganling forest reserves to increase by 1.3 billion cubic meters, take up the national forest stock volume of one tenth of the historical responsibility.
In response to global climate change, China has promised in the future will strongly increase forest carbon sinks, forest area for 2020, more than in 2005 40 million hectares, the forest stock volume increased by 13 billion cubic meters.
Latest statistics show that in the Greater Xing’an Total Standing Stock has reached 887.3 million cubic meters, the first time exceeded the total forest resources development and construction of the initial 864 million cubic meters.
Forest Resources Authority Daxinganling Du Bin Forest Administration Director, said: “We proposed forest stock growth target, in fact, refers to the volume of living tree growth. Now realize annual net increase of forest growing stock more than 1000 million cubic meters, to achieve growth targets, we must not increase existing forest depletion and accelerate the promotion of tree growth. ”
In 1998, China took the lead in the Northeast Forest Natural Forest Resources Protection pilot project, in the Greater Xing’an dramatically reduced the amount of forest harvesting, timber production in 1997 of 3.806 million cubic meters down to the current 2.296 million cubic meters.
Daxinganling forest area of about 10.67 million hectares, forest area of 8.17 million hectares, is the largest state forest. Development and construction since 1952, preparatory work, as China’s important production base of the timber, the forest has provided a variety of forest products for the state 180 million cubic meters.
Over the years, in the Greater Xing’an ongoing afforestation. Since 1952 to the present, accumulated 1843.7 mu of artificial reforestation, preservation of artificial reforestation 1132.1 mu of forest cover of 56.49 percent from the early stages of development increased to 77.99%.
Full implementation of the Natural Forest Protection Project in 2000 has, in the Greater Xing’an live stumpage increase of 1.2 billion cubic meters.
Currently, in the Greater Xing’an mode of operation has been achieved mainly from timber production to forest resources management and training-oriented change.
New goals to achieve ecological construction, forest Daxinganling Authority will take measures to protect the integrity of ecological function zones, strengthening forest fire prevention, wildlife protection, tree planting and pest control work.
Inner Mongolia will continue to implement the ecological migration project, the task will produce a small amount, poor infrastructure, the forest gradually merge, expand the no man’s land. 2009, 47 Daxinganling reduce forest, expand the forest hinterland of no man’s land area of 22 million hectares.
In the Greater Xing’an play an important water conservation, climate regulation role, grassland, and even the Northeast China Plain Songnen provide important ecological protection zone.
Slideshow of some of Tasmania’s remaining unprotected high conservation value forests. These are some of the forests that the new “Tasmanias Forests Statement of Principles” aims to protect. Photos by Rob Blakers.
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