Aug 02, 2014. /Lesprom Network/.
Recently a National
Timber Reserve Strategic Alliance has been established. The Alliance is deemed a
public, non-profit social service organisation and it has 91 members including
16 central and provincial level project management departments, 20 forestry
enterprises, 45 state-owned forest farms, 5 specialised cooperative
organisations and 5 science and technology units, ITTO reports.
Members also come
from China National Reserve Bureau, European Investment
Bank, China Agricultural Bank
and the State Forestry Administration.
The stated aim of
the Alliance is the creation of
a 14 million hectare timber reserve by 2020. The concept of a strategic timber
reserve was launched in 2012.
