本刊讯从2012年7月21日召开的全国林业厅局长会议上获悉,上半年中国共完成造林面积471.27万hm2(7069万亩),占全年计划的78.5%,林业总产值达1.4万亿元(人民币,下同),较去年同期增长31%。作为应对气候变化的重要举措,我国近年来将林业定位为生态建设的公益事业,同时将森林开发列为“绿色经济”的重要内容,积极加大投入。2011年,中央财政林业投入达1220亿元,全国林业总投入超过了5000亿元。据了解,2012年上半年,我国全民义务植树蓬勃发展,开展了“共和国部长义务植树”、“保护母亲河”等活动,共义务植树 In an interview with the director of the National Forestry Department held on July 21, 2012, China learned that in the first half of 2008, China completed a total area of ​​4,712,700 hm2 (70,640,000 hectares) of afforestation, accounting for 78.5% of the annual plan and total forestry output of 14,000 100 million yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 31% over the same period last year. In recent years, China has positioned forestry as a public welfare undertaking for ecological construction as an important measure to combat climate change. At the same time, it has made forest development an important part of its “green economy” and actively increased its investment. In 2011, the central government invested 122 billion yuan in forestry and the total investment in forestry in the country exceeded 500 billion yuan. It is understood that in the first half of 2012, the nationwide volunteer tree planting has been booming and a series of activities such as “Ministers Responsible for Tree Planting in the Republic” and “Protecting the Mother River” have been launched.