商品林业发展中的产权和税费问题

中国一方面有１亿公顷的宜林地还未被利用 ,有数以亿计的农村剩余劳动力 ,但另一方面又面临着森林资源的极度短缺：人均森林面积和蓄积仅相当于世界平均水平的２０ %和１２ % ,比土地资源和水资源更为匮乏；尽管总的森林面积和蓄积有所增长 ,但可采伐资源持续减少 ,一些地区已经无林可采。本文探讨了如何通过保护森林产权、减轻木材税费这些措施吸引人们投资投劳造林 ,达到既保护环境又发展农村经济的目的。一、中国的森林资源现状根据第五次森林资源清查 (绿色时报 ,２０００) ,１９９８年底中国有１．５９亿公顷①的森林 ,占世界第５位 ,…

The Property Right and Tax in the Developmentof Commercial Forestry Industry

China, on the one hand, has 100 million hectares of unused land suitable for forestation and a surplus labor force of about 100 millon people in the rural areas. On the other hand, she lacks extremely forestry resources: her forestland and forest stock per capital account for only 20% and 12% respectively of the world average, even less than the proportion of land resources and water resources. Although the forestland and storage have been enlarged,the cuttable resources have kept reducing--there have been no trees to cut in some areas. In this paper we will inquire into how to attract investment in forestation by means of protection for the property right of forestry and reduction of timber tax, so as to both protect environment and develop rural economy.