What is the forest vegetation restoration fee?

Promote the economical and intensive use of forest land, cultivate and restore forest vegetation, and realize the balance of forest vegetation occupation and compensation.

The competent forestry departments at all levels shall collect forest vegetation restoration fees in strict accordance with the prescribed scope, standards and time limit to ensure timely and full collection.

No unit or individual may, in violation of regulations, arbitrarily reduce or postpone the forest vegetation restoration fee, and may not arbitrarily change the collection object, scope and standard of forest vegetation restoration fee.

It is necessary to disclose to the public the use of forest land and forest vegetation restoration fees occupied by various construction projects, improve transparency and accept social supervision. The financial and forestry authorities at higher levels should strengthen supervision and inspection, and resolutely investigate and deal with acts that do not collect forest vegetation restoration fees according to regulations.

Extended data

The following principles shall be followed in formulating the collection standards for forest vegetation restoration fees:

(1) reasonably guide the economical and intensive use of forest land, and limit the disorderly occupation and extensive use of forest land.

(two) reflect the ecological and economic value of different types of forest land, reasonable compensation for forest vegetation restoration costs.

(three) fully reflect the importance and particularity of public welfare forests and urban planning areas, and highlight the protection of public welfare forests and urban planning areas.

(four) to ensure the use of forest land for public infrastructure, public utilities and people's livelihood projects, and control the use of forest land for commercial construction projects.

(five) to consider the differences in the level of economic and social development, forest resource endowment and restoration cost in different regions, and to meet the needs of afforestation and forest vegetation restoration in various places.

(six) to adapt to economic and social development, consider the affordability of enterprises, and establish a regular evaluation and adjustment mechanism.

(seven) reflect the principle of fairness and justice, and shall not impose discriminatory collection standards on central and local enterprises.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Notice on Adjusting the Collection Standard of Forest Vegetation Restoration Fee and Guiding the Economical and Intensive Use of Woodland