Research on Afforestation/Afforestation (Grassland Restoration) in Ethnic Regions and Its Legal Protection

Author: Li Yan
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The natural ecological environment is the fundamental condition for human survival and the cornerstone of socio-economic development. The continuous deterioration of the natural ecological environment has become one of the serious issues restricting the sustainable socio-economic development of western China. The main purpose of China's "Return Farmland to Forest (Grass)" strategic decision is to create a new space for survival and development for the people in western China and fundamentally improve the increasingly deteriorating ecological environment in the region. Therefore, it is essential to follow the laws of nature, adapt measures to local conditions, plant forests where suitable and grass where suitable, and implement comprehensive management. It is also necessary to strictly enforce the regulations and measures of the State Council on "Return Farmland to Forest, Afforest Mountain Slopes, Replace Food with Aid, and Individual Contracts." It is essential to earnestly implement the legal norms that protect farmers' land management rights and establish a legal coordination perspective for sustainable ecological environment development. It is also necessary to establish and improve the ecological benefit compensation mechanism in western China and make full use of the role of price levers to promote ecological balance in the region. The implementation of the "Return Farmland to Forest (Grass)" strategic decision aims to ensure the survival rate of forests and grasslands, maintain a virtuous cycle of economic development and ecology, build a beautiful new homeland with lush mountains and clear waters, and help the people in western China escape poverty and achieve a well-off life.