Woodland refers to the land covered by natural forests, secondary forests and artificial forests; Including timber forest, economic forest, firewood forest and shelter forest.
Land collectively owned by peasants shall be managed by village collective economic organizations or villagers' committees if it belongs to village peasants collectively according to law; Farmers who have been collectively owned by more than two rural collective economic organizations in the village shall be managed by the rural collective economic organizations or villagers' groups in the village; Farmers who have returned to their hometowns (towns) are collectively owned and managed by rural collective economic organizations in townships (towns).
The registration of land ownership and use right shall be carried out in accordance with the laws and administrative regulations on the registration of real estate. Land ownership and use rights registered according to law are protected by law, and no unit or individual may infringe upon them.
Farmland, woodland, grassland and other land used for agriculture according to law owned by farmers' collectives and owned by the state shall be contracted by households within rural collective economic organizations, while barren hills, gullies, hills and beaches that are not suitable for household contracting may be contracted by means of bidding, auction and public consultation, and engaged in planting, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery production. The contract period of cultivated land contracted by family is 30 years, grassland is 30 to 50 years, and woodland is 30 to 70 years; After the expiration of the contract period of cultivated land, it will be extended for another 30 years, and the contract period of grassland and woodland will be extended accordingly according to law.
State-owned land used for agriculture according to law can be contracted by units or individuals to engage in planting, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery production. The employer and the contractor shall conclude a contract according to law, stipulating the rights and obligations of both parties. Units and individuals contracted to operate land have the obligation to protect and rationally use the land according to the purposes agreed in the contract.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Forest Law Article 48 Public welfare forests shall be demarcated and published by the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.
Woodlands and forests on woodlands in the following areas shall be classified as public welfare forests:
(1) Catchments at the source of important rivers;
(two) important rivers and their tributaries, drinking water source protection areas;
(3) around important wetlands and important reservoirs;
(4) Nature reserves of forest and terrestrial wildlife types;
(five) windbreak and sand fixation forests in areas with serious desertification and soil erosion;
(6) backbone forest belt of coastal shelter forest;
(seven) undeveloped virgin forest areas;
(eight) other areas that need to be demarcated.
Where the delineation of public welfare forests involves non-state-owned forest land, a written agreement shall be signed with the obligee and reasonable compensation shall be given. The adjustment of public welfare forest shall be approved and published by the original demarcation authority. Measures for the delimitation and management of national public welfare forests shall be formulated by the State Council; Measures for the delimitation and management of local public welfare forests shall be formulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.