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Article 4.- Forest classification

Based on their major use purposes, forests are classified into three following kinds:

1. Protection forests, which are used mainly to protect water sources and land, prevent erosion and desertification, restrict natural calamities and regulate climate, thus contributing to environmental protection, including: a/ Headwater protection forests; b/ Wind- and sand-shielding protection forests; c/ Protection forests for tide shielding and sea encroachment prevention; d/ Protection forests for environmental protection.

2. Special-use forests, which are used mainly for conservation of nature, specimens of the national forest ecosystems and forest biological gene sources; for scientific research; protection of historical and cultural relics as well as landscapes; in service of recreation and tourism in combination with protection, contributing to environmental protection, including: a/ National parks; b/ Nature conservation zones, including nature reserves and species-habitat conservation zones; c/ Landscape protection areas, including forests of historical or cultural relics as well as scenic landscapes; d/ Scientific research and experiment forests.

3. Production forests, which are used mainly for production and trading of timber and non-timber forest products in combination with protection, contributing to environmental protection, including: a/ Natural production forests; b/ Planted production forests; c/ Seeding forests, including the selected and recognized planted forests and natural forests.