In the first half of the year, the forestry industry maintained a momentum of rapid growth

In the first half of 2012, under the correct leadership of the State Council and the State Council, under the unified deployment of the party group of the State Forestry Administration, the forestry front worked closely around the forestry center, deeply implemented the scientific concept of development, and overcame all kinds of natural disasters on forestry production. The adverse impacts caused by the implementation of various forestry policies have been highlighted. The results of the Express Mail Service of Forestry Statistics and the import and export data of the Customs show that the ecological construction and protection have been further strengthened, the forestry industry has maintained a rapid growth, the trade in forest products has grown steadily, and the forestry economy has performed well overall. .

I. Ecological Construction and Protection According to the Electric Express, in the first half of the year, a total of 61,427,300 mu of afforestation area was completed in the country, an increase of 4% over the same period of 2011, completing 68.25% of the annual tasks. Among them, 45,399,900 mu were for afforestation, 103.32 million mu for aerial seeding, and 14.420 million mu for new closure of mountains, which were 85.02%, 50.40%, and 42.54% of the annual tasks respectively. The completion of middle and young-aged forest tending 6642.45 million mu, accounting for 63.26% of the annual task. The completion of voluntary tree planting was 2.29 billion, accounting for 91.6% of the annual task.

The national forestry key projects completed a total of 25,760,600 mu of afforestation area, including natural forest protection projects, project of returning farmland to forests (excluding the Beijing-Tianjin project for the return of cultivated land), Beijing-Tianjin sandstorm source control project, and major shelter forest system projects such as the Three North and Yangtze River basins. They were 3.5601 million mu, 5,046,300 mu, 4,705,900 mu and 12,210,300 mu respectively. The national afforestation area of ​​key forestry projects accounted for 41.94% of the total afforestation area, 39.16% of the annual tasks were completed, and social afforestation accounted for 58.06% of the total afforestation area. Formed the state of the two countries and society afforestation situation. The protection of wild animals and plants and the construction of nature reserves proceeded smoothly. The State Council newly approved the establishment of 24 national nature reserves and 286 national nature reserves for forestry systems.

II. Development of forestry industry In the first half of the year, the output of forest products in China increased steadily over the same period of 2011, and the total output value of forestry industry grew rapidly.

Output of major forest products In the first half of the year, the country’s timber production was 35.525 million cubic meters, an increase of 10.08% over the same period of 2011. The output of bamboo was 511 million, which was basically the same as in the same period of 2011. The output of wood-based panels was 89.4543 million cubic meters, an increase of 31.13% over the same period of 2011. The production of wood and bamboo flooring was 254 million square meters, which was basically the same as in the same period of 2011. The total amount of various types of economic forest products was 17.6355 million tons, an increase of 3.88% over the same period of 2011.

Gross Output Value of Forestry Industry In the first half of the year, the total output value of the country's forestry industry reached 1.3952 trillion yuan, an increase of 30.57% over the same period of 2011. The output value of the first, second and third industries was 473 billion yuan, 799.6 billion yuan and 124.6 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 26.87%, 32.65%, and 31.90% over the same period of 2011. The industrial output ratio of the three industries is 34:57:9. According to the monthly statistics of industrial enterprises above the designated size of the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to May this year, the value-added of industrial enterprises above designated size in forestry-related industries grew at a faster rate. In terms of different industries, the value-added of wood processing and bamboo, rattan and palm grass products increased by 15.5% over the same period of 2011; the value-added of furniture manufacturing industry increased by 12.6% compared with the same period of 2011; the value-added of papermaking and Paper Products industry increased by 10.7% over the same period of 2011.

III. Investment Situation In the first half of the year, the amount of forestry investment completed reached 88.536 billion yuan, an increase of 42.53% over the same period of 2011 (statistics have been adjusted), of which state investment completed 21.194 billion yuan, accounting for 24.05% of the total forestry investment. According to the construction content, the investment for ecological construction and protection is 52.466 billion yuan, accounting for 59.26% of the total forestry investment. Among them, investment in afforestation accounted for the largest proportion, accounting for 71.99%; investment in forestry support and protection was 6.482 billion yuan, of which the investment for forest seedlings accounted for the largest proportion, 32.90%; for forestry The investment in industrial development is 15.071 billion yuan, which is mainly used for special economic forests, flowers, under-forest economy and other aspects; the investment for other aspects is 14.517 billion yuan.

From the sources of funds, the state budget funds and self-raised funds accounted for 38.02% and 38.47% of the total funding sources, respectively. In the national budget funds, central and local funds each account for 50%.

IV. Import and export of major forest products According to the statistics of customs statistics, from January to May of this year, the main forest product trade maintained the growth momentum, the forest product import and export volume showed a slight increase, the national forest product import and export value was 47.66 billion US dollars. , an increase of 2.8% from the same period in 2011. Among them, the export value was 22.17 billion US dollars, an increase of 6.9% over the same period of 2011; the import value was 25.5 billion US dollars, a decrease of 0.6% from the same period of 2011.

V. Forestry disasters Forest fires In the first half of the year, the National Forest Fire Prevention Headquarters, the State Forestry Administration, and various localities adopted a series of effective measures to effectively curb the high incidence of forest fires. Reduced disaster losses, and achieved gratifying results of “three declines” in the number of forest fires, the area of ​​damaged forests, and the death toll. In the first half of the year, a total of 3,911 forest fires occurred in the country, a decrease of 25% from the same period in 2011. The affected forest area was 12,800 hectares, and the loss of standing timber was 26,000 cubic meters, which was 47% and 54% lower than the corresponding period in 2011. The fire caused 21 casualties, a decrease of 75% compared to the same period in 2011. Forest Pests In the first half of the year, the country’s major forestry pests accounted for 102.54 million mu. Among them, 8.36 million mu of disease, 80.46 million mu of pests, 13.72 million mu of rats (rabbits), and 1.92 million mu of harmful plants. Complete forestry pest control area of ​​54.47 million mu. Occurrence area and control area were basically the same as in the same period of 2011.

The year 2012 is an important year for the implementation of the 12th Five-Year Plan, and it is also a critical year for forestry reform and development.