Land Resources

Background

Land preservation, exploitation and control have been promoted on a full scale .In order to put cultivated land under proper protection, basic farmland preservation areas have been delimited all over the country, in accordance with the Regulations on the Protection of basic Farmland. The government has taken the development of eco-agriculture as an important means to realize the coordinated development of the environment and economy. At present, the 50 eco-agriculture experimental counties designated by the state are playing positive and exemplary roles in the country.

Planned management of the land to be used for construction has been strengthened. Government formulate the Key Points of National Planning for Desertification Control During 1991-2000 to speed up the desertification prevention and control project. It is planned that 6.667 million hectares of desertified land will be treated over 10 years. The development of 29 key counties, nine experimental areas and 22 demonstration bases of the national desertification prevention and prevention and control project has been brought into line with the development plan of the nation economy.

The Chinese government also devotes much attention to water and soil conservation. At present, 25 key soil erosion areas have been established at the national level.