Analysis of forest reservation modes and development countermeasures

Forest reservation in mountain areas is an effective and economic way of restoring vegetation and rapid formation of stable community. In Hebei Province environmental construction, full use was made of self-rejuvenating capability of natural environments. This, in combination with artificial measures, results in speedy establishment of high quality forests and improvement of ecological industries of mountain areas. This paper summarizes the successful patterns of forest reservation in Hebei Province. Patterns such as mountain closure, combined aerial planting and mountain closure, combined forest culture and mountain closure, combined existing forest transformation and mountain closure and combined natural forest protection and mountain closure accelerate forest reservation in the province. The benefits and demerits of forest reservation are discussed and countermeasures such as increased investment and policy performance suggested.