Shelterbelt refers to forests, trees and shrubs whose main purpose is protection, including water conservation forests, soil and water conservation forests, windbreak and sand fixation forests, farmland and pasture protection forests, bank protection forests and road protection forests.
Special-purpose forests refer to forests and trees with national defense, environmental protection and scientific experiments as the main purposes, including national defense forests, experimental forests, mother forests, environmental protection forests, scenic forests, trees in historical sites and revolutionary memorial sites, and forests in nature reserves. Article 3 These Regulations shall apply to the planning, construction, tending, protection and management of public welfare forests within the administrative area of this Municipality.
The protection of public welfare forests in the urban planning area of this Municipality shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Nanchang Municipality on the administration of urban greening. Article 4 People's governments at all levels shall incorporate the protection of public welfare forests into their national economic and social development plans and strengthen their leadership over the protection of public welfare forests. Article 5 The competent forestry department of the Municipal People's Government (hereinafter referred to as the municipal competent forestry department) is in charge of the protection of public welfare forests in the whole city. The competent forestry authorities of the people's governments of counties and districts (hereinafter referred to as the competent forestry authorities of counties and districts) shall be in charge of the protection of public welfare forests within their respective administrative areas.
Railway and highway management departments and administrative departments such as planning, planning, water conservancy, gardening, greening, environmental protection, public security, and township enterprises. Should be in accordance with their respective responsibilities, do a good job in the protection of public welfare forests. Article 6 Operators of public welfare forests shall be responsible for the protection of public welfare forests and implement management and protection measures. Seventh public welfare forest protection should be based on ecological benefits and social benefits, and the principle of combining construction, tending, protection and management should be implemented. Article 8 All units and individuals have the obligation to protect public welfare forests. Ninth units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in the protection of public welfare forests shall be commended and rewarded by the people's governments at or above the county level or the relevant departments. Chapter II Planning Article 10 The people's governments of cities, counties and districts shall formulate long-term plans for the protection of public welfare forests and determine the scope and objectives of protection.
The long-term planning of public welfare forest protection should be coordinated with the overall land use planning, environmental protection planning, soil and water conservation planning, urban planning, village and market town planning. Eleventh long-term planning of urban public welfare forest protection, by the municipal forestry department in conjunction with the relevant departments, submitted to the Municipal People's government for approval before implementation.
The long-term planning for the protection of public welfare forests in counties and districts shall be compiled by the competent forestry authorities in counties and districts jointly with relevant departments according to the long-term planning for the protection of public welfare forests in the whole city, and submitted to the people's government at the corresponding level for approval and reported to the competent forestry authorities in the city for the record. Twelfth public welfare forests are divided into key public welfare forests and general public welfare forests. The area of key public welfare forests in the city shall not be less than 40% of the total forest area of the city. Key public welfare forests and general public welfare forests are divided according to the relevant provisions of the state or province. Key public welfare forests shall be approved by the Municipal People's Government in the State Council or the provincial people's government, and general public welfare forests shall be approved by the county and district people's governments at the Municipal People's government. Thirteenth municipal forestry authorities shall, according to the long-term plan for the protection of public welfare forests in this Municipality, prepare the implementation plan and organize the implementation after the approval of the Municipal People's government.
County, district forestry authorities shall, according to the county, district public welfare forest protection long-term planning and city public welfare forest protection long-term planning implementation plan, formulate county, district public welfare forest protection long-term planning implementation plan, report to the municipal forestry authorities for approval and organize the implementation.
The people's governments of townships and towns shall, according to the long-term planning and implementation plan for the protection of public welfare forests in their counties and districts, work out the implementation plan, and organize the implementation after being approved by the competent forestry authorities of counties and districts. Fourteenth approved long-term planning and implementation plan of public welfare forest protection, no unit or individual may arbitrarily change. If it is really necessary to change, it shall be submitted for approval in accordance with the original examination and approval procedures. Chapter III Protection Article 15 The Municipal People's Government shall register the public welfare forests approved for demarcation, and the municipal forestry authorities shall establish archives, set up protection signs, make patterns and publicize the public welfare forests directly under the municipal government.
The county and district people's governments shall register the designated public welfare forests, and the county and district forestry authorities shall set up protection signs, make charts and publish them.
It is forbidden to move and damage the protection signs of public welfare forests without authorization. Article 16 People's governments at all levels shall organize relevant departments to establish forest protection organizations, increase forest protection facilities according to actual needs, delimit forest protection responsibility areas, and urge grass-roots units of public welfare forests to organize mass forest protection activities. Article 17 Operators of public welfare forests shall conclude a forest protection convention, organize the masses to protect forests, delimit forest protection responsibility areas, and equip full-time or part-time forest guards to stop the destruction of public welfare forest resources. Eighteenth it is forbidden to cut the old and famous trees in nature reserves, scenic spots, public welfare forests and revolutionary memorial sites in any form.
Public welfare forests other than those specified in the preceding paragraph may be cut for tending and regeneration according to law. Article 19 It is forbidden to destroy public welfare forests by reclamation, quarrying, sand mining, earth borrowing, charcoal burning, seed collection, degreasing, bamboo shoots digging, root digging, bark peeling and excessive pruning in violation of technical regulations.
Cutting wood, grazing, mowing grass, cutting branches, collecting wild plants and hunting are also prohibited within the scope stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 18.