Returning farmland to forests and forests to farmland

2024-12-19 16:43

Returning farmland to forests refers to the protection and improvement of the ecological environment. The cultivated land that is prone to soil erosion and the cultivated land that is prone to soil erosion will be stopped in a planned and step-by-step manner. According to the principle of suitable land and suitable trees, trees will be planted according to local conditions to restore forest vegetation. The policy of returning farmland to forests was one of the important policies for China to implement the western development strategy. As early as 1999, it was piloted in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and other places. In 2002, it was fully implemented nationwide. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the project of returning farmland to forests, China has also formulated a series of standardized documents, including the Regulations on Returning farmland to forests, the Administrative Methods for Returning farmland to forests, and the Administrative Methods for Returning farmland to forests. The purpose of returning farmland to forests was to protect and improve the ecological environment, prevent soil erosion and land desertization, restore forest and grass vegetation, and promote ecological balance. As for returning forests to farmland, according to the information provided, there was no specific explanation or policy document. Therefore, I am not clear about the specific definition and implementation details of returning forests to farmland.