Action Plan for China's Forestry Sector in Adaption to the Climate Change (2016-2020) is a sectoral policy document. Main objectives are: By 2020, the ability of forests, wetlands and desert ecosystems to adapt to climate change will be increased markedly; the forestry adaptation to climate change will be carried out in an all-round way, the awareness of adaptation will be generally improved and the basic capabilities will be further strengthened. It is expected that the actions proposed in the Plan will not only improve the forestry adaptation to climate change but also make the forestry more sustainable. The relevant actions include: to increase afforestation ratio of fire-resistant, drought-resistant, disease -resistant and other tree species, to speed up vegetation restoration, to build a forest ecosystem with good adaptability and diverse vegetation types, and to speeding up the protection and utilization of excellent genetic genes, etc. The Plan sets up a number of priority actions for improving climate change adaptability, including: drawing on the concept and technology of near natural forest management, to accelerate the study of the directions and mode of forest cultivation to adapt to climate change, and promote the sustainable management of forests; to strengthen forestry disaster monitoring and early warning; to enhance the construction and management of nature reserves and strictly protect ecologically fragile areas and related species; to intensify the restoration of wetlands; to speed up the restoration of vegetation in desert areas; strengthen scientific research on forestry adaption to climate change; etc.
China · 2016-07-01