On July 23, the State Forestry and Grass Administration publicly announced the second batch of 10 typical problems of deforestation and grassland destruction in 2024.
The 10 typical problems are: 480.84 mu of grassland was destroyed and reclaimed by Baomou in Zhalute Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 217.73 mu of forest was destroyed and reclaimed by Liu in Dengkou County of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and 1048.71 mu of forest land was occupied by Tiandong Cement Co., Ltd. of Guangxi Denggao Group without authorization. 724.35 mu of forest was destroyed by Dongrui Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. in Tianzhen County, Shanxi Province, 437.8 mu of forest was destroyed and reclaimed by Qinmou in Yijun County, Shaanxi Province, 528.6 mu of forest was destroyed by Jianbifeng Agricultural Co., Ltd. in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, and 80.51 mu of grassland was destroyed by Tianshun Construction Co., Ltd. in Huangnan Prefecture, Henan Mongolian Autonomous County, Qinghai Province. Hunan Youxian yuanda Cement Co., Ltd. occupied 138.4 mu of forest land without authorization, Jiangxi Shangli Jiatai Fireworks Manufacturing Co., Ltd. destroyed and occupied 79.44 mu of forest land, and Anhui Jingde Ruifa Mining Co., Ltd. occupied 53.32 mu of forest land without authorization. The State Forestry and Grass Administration will urge the relevant local authorities to seriously investigate and deal with the 10 problems
mentioned above in accordance with the law and regulations, promote the rectification of the problems, and restore the forest and grass vegetation as required.
In order to crack down on the illegal activities of deforestation and grassland destruction, effectively protect forest and grassland resources, and play a warning and deterrent role, on May 17, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration publicly reported the first batch of 10 typical problems of deforestation and grassland destruction in 2024 (including a cement enterprise) . The first batch of typical problems have been reported for more than two months, and remarkable progress has been made in the investigation and rectification work. In Helingeer County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the unauthorized occupation of grassland and forest land has been investigated and rectified; in Gengma County, Yunnan Province, the problem of deforestation and grassland reclamation, and in Huishui County, Guizhou Province, the unauthorized occupation of forest land for limestone mining have been investigated by the public security organs, and the vegetation has been restored or the procedures for the use of forest land and grassland have been completed; Three problems, such as the occupation of forest land by fictitious infrastructure projects in Altay City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, are currently being investigated and rectified. The State Forestry and Grass Administration will further strengthen the follow-up and supervision of notification issues to ensure that the investigation and rectification are in place as soon as possible.
In recent years, under the leadership of the forest chief system, the State Forestry and Grass Administration has tightened the responsibility of law enforcement and supervision of forest and grass at all levels, organized and carried out special actions to combat deforestation and grass destruction, continuously improved the efficiency of law enforcement and supervision and management of forest and grass, severely cracked down on illegal acts of deforestation and grass destruction, and firmly adhered to the bottom line of forest and grass resources security. Since 2018, the State Forestry and Grass Administration has listed and supervised 51 areas with serious problems of destroying forest and grass resources and 67 typical cases of destroying forest and grass, publicly notified 59 typical problems, warned and interviewed 41 responsible comrades of the people's governments of relevant areas, effectively promoted the investigation and rectification of cases, and formed a strong deterrent. At the same time, the competent forestry and grassland authorities at all levels investigated and dealt with 493,600 administrative cases in the field of forestry and grassland, suspected of illegally encroaching on 1.599 million mu of forest and grassland, 18000 mu of protected land or habitat, and 805,100 cubic meters of illegal logging. Through continuous and severe crackdown, the supervision of forest and grass law enforcement has achieved remarkable results.
