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China has completely stopped commercial forest harvesting
"Molding the wood" industry ushered in the development opportunity period
China news agency, Beijing, March 15th
The reporter learned from the State Forestry Administration that the commercial shutdown of natural forests has been completely stopped nationwide. According to the plan, China's comprehensive stop of commercial forest harvesting is divided into three steps. In 2015, commercial stagnant forests in key state-owned forest areas such as Inner Mongolia and Jilin will be completely stopped. In 2016, commercial forest harvesting of natural forests in non-Tianbao project areas will be stopped.
In 2017, it will completely stop the commercial harvesting of natural forests nationwide.
China is the world's largest timber importer and the second largest timber consumer, and the wood security situation is complex. The society's demand for wood rigidity is growing, reaching 800 million cubic meters by 2020. The construction sector is a large consumables, with annual consumption of 166 million m3 of wood, accounting for 3071% of the country's total wood consumption. The work of wood conservation and substitution in the whole society is of great significance and the situation is grim. The General Office of the State Council forwarded the 12 opinions of the Ministry of Development and Reform, such as the Work on Accelerating the Promotion of Wood Savings and Substitutes, which explicitly requires the comprehensive promotion of wood use, recycling and the use of non-wood materials instead of wood.
The Wood Conservation and Development Center, as the institution responsible for the nation's material-saving and wood-reducing work, has been committed to promoting the country for many years.
The economical use, efficient use and substitution of wood promote the development of “plastic-based wood” industry, which is also an important work content of the center.
He has contacted more than 60 NPC deputies twice and submitted to the National People's Congress the policy recommendations on promoting the development of the green building materials industry, and obtained the ministries and commissions of the Ministry of Housing and Construction, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Finance and Industry. Value and answer. Since 2014, it has organized three national “plastic-to-wood” green building materials conferences in Guangzhou, Yangzhou and Huangshi. It has participated in more than 2,000 enterprises and built a cooperation platform for enterprise information communication and technical exchange. In May 2017, the 4th National “Molding Wood” Green Building Materials Conference will be held in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, and will be highly valued and supported by all levels of government in Suqian City. We sincerely invite industry peers to participate actively.