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China Raises Compensation Standards by 50% for Forestland Farmers

Thanks in part to advocacy efforts by Landesa and the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), the China central government has decided to raise compensation for millions of poor farmers across the country. Landesa and CAF made policy recommendations and held a workshop on compensation standards for China’s forest conservation programs. Senior officials from the State Forestry Administration (SFA), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Guangdong Provincial Government, and experts from academia attended [...]