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.