The level of legalization and standardization in the protection of ancient and famous trees in China continues to improve. Seventeen provinces and some cities have introduced relevant local regulations or management methods
2024-02-02
Ancient and famous trees are very important species resources, landscape resources, and ecological resources. They carry traditional culture, record historical changes, and are known as "green national treasures" and "living cultural relics". The results of the second national census of ancient and famous tree resources show that there are a total of 5.0819 million ancient and famous trees within the scope of the census in China, including 1.2213 million scattered trees and 3.8606 million clustered trees. Recently, the reporter learned from the State Forestry and Grassland Administration that in recent years, China has achieved new results in promoting the protection of ancient and famous trees, with more precise resource management, more prominent protection priorities, continuous improvement of the institutional system, and in-depth promotion of crackdowns and rectification. The social atmosphere is becoming increasingly strong. Continuously improving the institutional system: "On the basis of understanding the background of resources, various regions strictly implement listed protection." According to Liu Lili, Deputy Director of the Ecology Department of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, in recent years, based on resource census archives and databases, combined with the latest supplementary survey data from various regions, the "National Smart Management System for Ancient and Famous Trees" has been developed and launched, integrating functions such as data collection, project management, statistical analysis, and multi-dimensional display, Organize data quality inspection in batches for each province, identify deficiencies, supplement omissions, and verify information. All ancient and famous trees within the scope of the census have been mapped, greatly improving data integrity, accuracy, and standardization. A national map, set, and platform for the protection and management of ancient and famous trees have been preliminarily established, achieving dynamic and accurate management. At the same time, China's emphasis on the protection of ancient and famous trees has become more prominent. Efforts have been made to coordinate the protection of cultural relics and ancient trees. Shaanxi Province has formulated and implemented a plan for the protection of five 5000 year old ancient trees, and strengthened the protection of five 5000 year old ancient trees such as the Yellow Emperor's hand planted cypress. In 2023, for the first time, a central government funding of 50 million yuan will be allocated to support local rescue and revitalization projects for the weakened and endangered first-class ancient and famous trees. The institutional system continues to improve. In 2019, the newly revised Forest Law listed the protection of ancient and famous trees as a special provision at the legal level for the first time. In order to further strengthen the legal protection of ancient and famous trees, and actively promote the formulation of the Regulations on the Protection of Ancient and Famous Trees, opinions have been solicited from local, central, state organs, and society. Expert discussion meetings have been organized, and follow-up work is being carried out in accordance with legislative procedures. Currently, 17 provinces and some cities have introduced local regulations or management measures related to the protection of ancient and famous trees. Establish a technical standard system covering the entire process of census, appraisal, rejuvenation, and management, promote the inclusion of ancient and famous tree protection in the forest chief system inspection and assessment, and continuously improve the level of legal and standardized protection of ancient and famous trees. The crackdown on rectification is also being deepened. From September to December 2022, the State Forestry and Grass Administration, together with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, organized a special rectification action to crack down on illegal and criminal activities that damage ancient and famous trees. A total of 135 criminal cases were solved, more than 360 suspect were arrested, 530 ancient and famous trees were saved and recovered, and the ancient and famous tree resources and national ecological security were effectively maintained. In April 2023, the three departments jointly issued the "Opinions on Strengthening Cooperation and Improving the Mechanism for Preventing and Cracking down on Illegal Crimes of Destroying Ancient Trees and Famous Trees", deepening the long-term mechanism of departmental cooperation. From September to December 2023, the three departments will jointly open
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