New policy of forest land circulation

the circulation of forests, trees and woodlands refers to the act of transferring all or part of the ownership, use right or use right of forests and trees to others according to law without changing the nature and use of woodlands. The people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the leadership over the circulation of forests, trees and woodlands, and provide financial guarantee for the development of the circulation of forests, trees and woodlands and the construction of basic service facilities.

the municipal, state people's governments, regional administrative offices and forestry administrative departments of county-level people's governments are responsible for the supervision and management of the circulation of forests, trees and woodlands within their respective administrative areas. Other relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with their respective duties, do a good job in the management of forests, trees and woodlands.

after the circulation of forests, trees and woodlands, the protection obligations of rare and endangered wild animals that depend on forests, trees and woodlands or have important economic and scientific research value, rare and natural wild plants that grow in the original place or have important economic, scientific research and cultural value, and ancient, famous and big trees will be transferred at the same time. The ownership of forests, trees and woodlands is clear, and the national unified forest right certificate has been obtained according to law, which can be transferred according to law. However, forests, trees and woodlands in the core area and buffer area of the nature reserve shall not be circulated.

The circulation of forests, trees and woodlands should follow the following principles:

(1) It is conducive to the protection, cultivation and rational utilization of forest resources;

(2) it does not harm the legitimate rights and interests of the state, collectives and individuals;

(3) consultation on an equal footing in accordance with the law, voluntariness, compensation, openness, fairness, honesty and credibility.

Legal basis:

Article 15 of the Forest Law of the People's Republic of China

stipulates that the following forests, trees and forest land use rights can be transferred according to law, or they can be used as shares at a fixed price according to law or as the conditions for joint venture, cooperative afforestation and forest management, but the forest land cannot be changed into non-forest land:

1. Timber forest, economic forest and firewood forest;

2. Woodland use right of timber forest, economic forest and firewood forest;

3. Woodland use right of logging land and burning land of timber forest, economic forest and firewood forest;

iv. the right to use other forests, trees and other woodlands as stipulated by the State Council. In accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the transfer, the price of shares or as a joint venture, cooperative afforestation, forest management and cooperation conditions, the forest cutting license already obtained can be transferred at the same time, and both parties to the transfer must abide by the provisions of this law on forests, forest cutting and reforestation.