Notice of the General Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government on Forwarding the Opinions of the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening on Strengthening the Management of Annual Forest Cu
No. [2011]28 of Beijing Zhengban Fa
The people’s governments of the districts and counties, the commissions, offices and bureaus of the municipal government, and the municipal institutions:
The Opinions of the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening on Strengthening the Management of Annual Forest Cutting Quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period of this Municipality have been approved by the municipal government and are hereby forwarded to you, please implement them carefully.
May 17, 2011
On strengthening the city’s "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period
Opinions on the management of forest cutting quota in
City Landscaping Bureau
In order to further strengthen the protection and management of forest resources, strictly implement the annual forest cutting quota, and ensure the steady growth of forest resources, according to the requirements of the Notice of the State Council Municipality on Approving the Examination Opinions of the National Forest Cutting Quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (Guo Fa [2011] No.3), we hereby put forward the following opinions on doing a good job in the management of the annual forest cutting quota during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period in this Municipality.
First, strictly implement the annual forest cutting quota
With the approval of the State Council, the annual forest cutting quota of this city during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period is 400,000 cubic meters, which will be broken down according to the quota units. During the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period in this Municipality, the annual forest cutting quota and the sub-quota are the maximum amount of annual forest harvesting with a DBH of more than 5 cm. The relevant district and county governments and municipal forestry departments (including railway, highway, water supply, mining departments and units, Qinghe Farm, state-owned forest farms and nurseries directly under the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening, the same below) must be strictly implemented and shall not be broken without authorization. Due to the national key project construction and major natural disasters, it is necessary to levy and occupy forest land or cut trees, and the annual forest cutting quota of this district and county cannot be met. After the application is reviewed, the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening will solve it from the reserved indicators of this Municipality; If the annual forest cutting quota of this Municipality cannot be met, the municipal government shall submit it to the State Council for examination and approval in accordance with the regulations.
Tending cutting and other cutting of commercial forest can occupy the main cutting quota, and other sub-quotas are strictly prohibited from misappropriating or crowding each other. If there is a balance in the annual cutting quota of commercial forest, it can be carried forward to the following years during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period after being approved by the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening. The cutting quota of public welfare forest is not allowed to be carried forward. Cutting quota should give priority to young and middle-aged forest tending, low-yield (effective) forest transformation and healthy forest management, so as to improve the stand structure and raise the forest quality.
Second, reform and improve the forest harvesting management system
During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the city’s annual timber production plan will be put on record, and the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening will no longer approve and issue the annual timber production plan. The annual timber production plan of the relevant districts and counties shall be compiled by the competent department of landscaping according to the local forest resources, and the annual timber production plan of the municipal forestry department shall be compiled by itself, and forest harvesting activities shall be arranged according to the annual timber production plan. Next year’s timber production plan should be submitted to the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening for the record before November 30 of that year.
Simplify the examination and approval of collective forest harvesting and implement the publicity system. Guide collective forest operators to work out forest management plans, and gradually realize the determination of forest cutting quotas based on forest management plans. The implementation of simple design of cutting areas, collective forest operators to cut before, during and after the independent management, landscaping departments to provide technical guidance and services. The main cutting age of commercial timber forest and the regeneration cutting age of farmland shelterbelt can be lower than one age class specified in the Table of Main Tree Species of Timber Forest.
Trees on the planned forest land are included in the management of cutting quota. Trees on non-planned forest land are not included in the management of cutting quota, and classified management is implemented and treated differently. Operators can operate independently and cut independently if conditions permit, and the specific management measures shall be formulated by the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening.
Third, handle the relationship between forest land protection and development
In accordance with the spirit of the State Council’s relevant reply, we will conscientiously implement the Outline of the National Woodland Protection and Utilization Plan (2010-2020), prepare plans for the protection and utilization of woodlands in cities, districts and counties, and gradually implement woodlands to hilltop plots. Improve the quota management system for requisition and occupation of forest land in this Municipality, implement the control of forest land use, strictly review all kinds of construction projects according to the forest land protection and utilization plan, go through the formalities for requisition and occupation of forest land according to law, and it is strictly forbidden to change the nature and scope of forest land without authorization. Actively promote the preparation of forest management planning in cities, districts and counties during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, determine the strategic objectives of forest management, refine forest functional zoning, and establish a sustainable forest management system with zoning policies and classified management. Accelerate the preparation of forest management plans, guide forest operators to prepare forest management plans, and gradually establish a new forest harvesting management system guided by forest management plans.
Fourth, control unreasonable consumption of forest resources
The relevant district and county landscaping departments should strictly implement the annual forest cutting quota and annual timber production plan, issue forest cutting licenses according to law, and prohibit over-planned cutting and unlicensed cutting. Cutting trees in state-owned forest farms needs to be investigated and designed by units with forestry investigation and design qualifications, and the investigation and design documents should be submitted. Renovation and afforestation of deforested areas such as transformation of residual forests and renewable cutting should be managed in strict accordance with technical regulations in accordance with the law. Strictly control the commercial transplantation of forest trees in forest land. Strengthen the protection of forest trees, seek the opinions of the competent department of landscaping in advance when the project is approved and the site selection is planned, optimize the design scheme according to the principle of "not occupying or occupying less forest land and cutting less trees", reduce the cutting and transplanting of trees, and resolutely avoid old trees and big trees. Where the felling and transplanting of forest trees in engineering construction involves the requisition and occupation of forest land, the examination procedures and approval documents for the requisition or occupation of forest land must be submitted. The relevant district and county landscaping departments and municipal forestry departments should strengthen the inspection and self-examination on the implementation of annual forest cutting quota, and submit the verification of annual forest cutting quota and the implementation of timber production plan to the Municipal Bureau of Landscaping before February 28th each year. The Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening regularly organizes inspections and reports relevant information and results in the whole city.
Five, the implementation of forest resources protection and management responsibilities
Ren conscientiously implemented the spirit of the Decision on Accelerating Forestry Development in Beijing (J.F. [2004] No.5) and the Opinions on Promoting the Reform of Collective Forest Right System (J.F. [2008] No.9) by the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, and fully understood the significance of strengthening the protection and management of forest resources, especially the management of annual forest harvesting quota, in building a "green Beijing" and a world city with China characteristics. The principal responsible comrades of the district and county governments are the first responsible persons for the protection and development of forest resources in their own areas, and the responsible comrades in charge are the main responsible persons for the protection and development of forest resources. It is necessary to incorporate the implementation of cutting quotas, forest land protection and management, forest coverage, forest stock, forest holdings and forest holdings into the government’s annual target assessment system, establish a target responsibility system for the protection and development of forest resources, and strictly supervise and assess. It is necessary to further strengthen the management of forest administration resources, strengthen team building and personnel training, improve the ability and level of administration according to law and standardize law enforcement, and take effective measures to resolutely crack down on illegal occupation of forest land, deforestation and other acts that destroy forest resources.
Attachment: Summary Table of Annual Forest Cutting Quota in Beijing during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period (omitted)