2022 cultivated land protection requirements: What do the eight no-nos, six no-nos, and five no-nos mean respectively?

The Party Central Committee and the State Council have determined "to cherish and rationally utilize land and effectively protect cultivated land" as a basic national policy that our country must adhere to in the long term. So according to the 2022 farmland protection requirements, what do the eight no-nos, six no-nos, and five no-nos mean respectively?

1. "Eight Don'ts" for occupying farmland and building houses in rural areas

At the end of July 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the "About Rural Areas" "Notice on the "Eight Don'ts" for Occupying Arable Land to Build Houses indiscriminately" (Natural Zifa [2020] No. 127), puts forward the "Eight Don'ts" for occupying cultivated land to build houses in rural areas:

1. Permanent occupation is not allowed Build houses on basic farmland.

2. It is not allowed to occupy more cultivated land to build houses.

3. It is not allowed to buy, sell or transfer cultivated land and build houses illegally.

4. Illegal building of houses on contracted farmland is not allowed.

5. It is not allowed to illegally occupy cultivated land to build houses under false pretexts.

6. It is not allowed to occupy cultivated land and build houses in violation of the "one household, one house" regulation.

7. Illegal sales of houses built on cultivated land are not allowed.

8. Illegal approval for occupying farmland to build houses is not allowed.

2. "Six Strict Prohibitions" for Cultivated Land Protection

On September 10, 2020, the State Council issued the "Notice on Resolutely Suppressing the "Deagriculturalization" of Cultivated Land" (Invented by the State Council [2020] No. 24), proposed "six strict prohibitions" for cultivated land protection:

1. It is strictly prohibited to occupy cultivated land in violation of regulations for greening and afforestation;

2. It is strictly prohibited to build green channels beyond standards;

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3. It is strictly prohibited to illegally occupy cultivated land for digging lakes and landscaping;

4. It is strictly prohibited to occupy permanent basic farmland to expand natural protected areas;

5. It is strictly prohibited to illegally occupy cultivated land for non-profit activities. Agricultural construction;

6. It is strictly prohibited to grant land in violation of laws and regulations.

3. "Five Nos" for the use of cultivated land

On November 27, 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration issued "Notice on Issues Concerning Strict Control of the Use of Cultivated Land" (Natural Zifa [2021] No. 166), strict control of the use of cultivated land.

1. It is not allowed to dig lakes, landscape and plant turf on general cultivated land;

2. It is not allowed to expand the scale of returning farmland to forests, grasslands and lakes without authorization;

3. It is not allowed to occupy general cultivated land to plant trees and build green belts outside the red lines of railways, highways and other land, as well as on both sides of rivers and around reservoirs, in violation of regulations and beyond the standards;

4. It is not allowed to occupy general cultivated land without approval for land implementation. Greening;

5. Without approval, industrial and commercial enterprises and other social capital shall not convert general cultivated land that has obtained land management rights through transfer into forest land, garden land and other agricultural land.

4. "Four Strict Prohibitions" on Permanent Basic Farmland

In the "Notice on Issues Concerning Strict Control of Cultivated Land Use" issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Regarding permanent basic farmland, it is proposed:

1. Permanent basic farmland shall not be converted into other agricultural land and agricultural facility construction land.

2. The development of forestry and fruit industry and pond digging and fish farming are strictly prohibited. It is strictly prohibited to plant seedlings, turf and other plants used for green decoration and other plants that damage the cultivated layer.

3. It is strictly prohibited to dig lakes for landscaping and build green belts.

4. It is strictly prohibited to build new livestock and poultry breeding facilities, aquaculture facilities and planting facilities that damage the cultivated layer.

Cultivated land is the basis for the survival and development of human beings. The above requirements show how much our country attaches importance to the protection of cultivated land.