Similarities and differences between social forestry and traditional forestry

Social forestry participates in the role process, takes sustainable development as the guidance, produces wood, non-wood forest products, feed, firewood and medicinal materials, develops animal husbandry and aquaculture, and takes resources as the guidance. Traditional forestry decision-making channels are single, production-oriented, wood production and income-oriented.

2. Different management.

Decentralized management of social forestry adopts a combination of top-down and guidance and demonstration to support farmers' conscious participation in forestry activities. Traditional centralized forestry management relies on administrative orders to promote forestry work from top to bottom and control farmers.

Extended data

Main types

(1) Rural social forestry. Including forestry in plains, mountainous areas and forest areas, aiming at improving the rural ecological environment and providing firewood, feed, food and economic income for villagers.

(2) Urban forestry. Including urban and suburban forestry, aiming at beautifying and greening the urban environment, purifying the air and creating a good living, production and working environment for residents.

(3) Social forestry in special communities. Including factories, mining areas, military camps and other special communities, in order to improve the living, production and training environment of this community.