Value implications,practical exploration and deepening pathways of collective forest tenure system reform
The reform of the collective forest tenure system is a significant practical reform personally planned and promoted by Comrade Xi Jinping during his tenure in Fujian."How to divide the mountains"elucidates the prerequisites for liberating and developing rural social productivity;"How to cut the trees"embodies the aspiration to build a life community of humans and nature;"Where does the money come from"highlights the profound concept of"lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets";and"What to do about individual households"points the way toward forestry modernization.Fujian is the birthplace and pioneer of the collective forest tenure system reform.Over the past two decades,Fujian province has adhered to a people-centered approach to effectively address the issue of"how to divide the mountains";managed forests scientifically to resolve the issue of"how to cut the trees";explored the value of ecological products to answer the question of"where does the money come from";and advanced forestry modernization to tackle the challenge of"what to do about individual households".In the new era and onto the new journey,deepening the reform of the collective forest tenure system requires adherence to the rural basic management system,expanding new ideas for property rights reform;improving the forest carbon trading mechanism,exploring new pathways for forest value realization;implementing the concept of classified forest management,promoting new models of forest operation and management;and fostering diversified new types of business entities to build a new forestry production service system.