What can be done with forestry land?

Forestry land can be used for a variety of projects, including the production and management of forestry resources such as timber, bamboo, flowers, medicinal materials, and tourism development and environmental protection projects. However, these projects need to comply with relevant national and local regulations, protect the ecological environment, and develop and utilize rationally. Specific business projects need to be determined based on local resource conditions, market demand, policy guidance and other factors.

Who owns the forestland ownership?

The forestland ownership belongs to the villagers group, not to individuals. Forest land ownership should be collective. Forest land ownership: refers to the owner’s right to occupy, use, benefit from and dispose of forest land. The subject is and the collective. Forest land use rights: refers to the owner’s right to utilize the forest land according to its characteristics (nature). Subjects are, collective and individual.

In general, forestry land can be used as economic forest, firewood forest, etc., which are legal, including timber forest, economic forest, firewood forest, protective forest, ecological public welfare forest and nursery for forestry, etc.

Legal basis:

Land Management Law

Article 4

The state implements a land use control system.

The state prepares an overall land use plan, stipulates land uses, and divides land into agricultural land, construction land and unused land.

Strictly restrict the conversion of agricultural land into construction land, control the total amount of construction land, and implement special protection for cultivated land.

The agricultural land referred to in the preceding paragraph refers to the land directly used for agricultural production, including cultivated land, forest land, grassland, farmland water utilization land, breeding water surface, etc.; construction land refers to the land for building buildings and structures. Including land for urban and rural residential and public facilities, industrial and mining land, land for transportation and water conservancy facilities, land for tourism, land for military facilities, etc.; unused land refers to land other than agricultural land and construction land.

Units and individuals using land must use the land strictly in accordance with the purposes determined in the overall land use plan.

"Regulations on the Implementation of the Forest Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 15

The state protects the legal rights of forests, trees and forest land operators in accordance with the law rights and interests. No unit or individual may encroach on the forest trees and forest land used by operators according to law. Penalties for illegal occupation of forest land Illegal occupation of forest land refers to the occupation of forest land without legal procedures for approval, registration, issuance of certificates, and confirmation of land use rights.

Article 43

Anyone who changes the use of forest land without the approval of the forestry department of the people's government at or above the county level shall be ordered to restore it within a time limit by the forestry department of the people's government at or above the county level. The original status, and a fine of 10 yuan to 30 yuan per square meter of illegally changed forest land will be imposed. Anyone who temporarily occupies forest land and fails to return it within the time limit shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. If the illegal occupation of forest land constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility will be pursued in accordance with the law.