(I) The Geological Data Service supported the major national needs and work of the Land and Resources Center
Joint coordination and cooperation mechanism were strengthened and the preparation of Geological Survey Report on Supporting the Common Development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region (2015), the Atlas of Land and Resources and Major Geological Problems in Yangtze River Economic Belt (2015) and the Geological Survey Report on Supporting the Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (2015), as well as the atlases related to the“Belt and Road Initiative” and other important results were achieved, providing full service to
the implementation of major national strategies.
Foreword
The land and resources of China include such natural resources as land, mineral and marine resources. With economic, social, and ecological attributes and functions, they provide material and spatial support for the economic and social development and the construction of ecological civilization and play a vital role in the national economic security, ecological civilization construction, and social development.
As the state authority in charge of land, mineral and marine resources in China, the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China is responsible for the investigation, evaluation, planning, administration, protection and rational utilization of land and resources in the country.
In 2015, under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and State Council, the Ministry of Land and Resources diligently followed the spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress as well as the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and resolutely implemented the decisions made by the CPC Central Committee. Adhering to the general principle of achieving progress while working to keep performance stable, the ministry actively adapted to the new normal of economic development through fulfilling its responsibilities for protection of land and resources, intensive and economical utilization of land and resources, and making all-out efforts to safeguard the rights and interests of the public with the focus on improvement of the quality and performance of the allocation of resources. Meanwhile, it has taken the initiative to deepen the reforms in the field of land and resources in an all-round way and fully promoted the law-oriented land and resources management to provide strong support and powerful guarantee for a sustainable and healthy development of the economy, as well as for social harmony and stability.
The book General Information on Land and Resources of China is compiled to let the general public at home and abroad gain better understanding of the general information on land and resources in China, the situation of development and utilization and the land and resources management system and policies, with the goal to enhance the public service ability of land and resources department and promote government information disclosure. With emphasis laid on the general information on land and resources in China and the development and utilization of land and resources during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the book introduces the evelopment
and utilization of land and resources, the progress of land and resources-related work, and land and resources management system and reform from such aspects as land resources, mineral resources, marine resources, land and resources management system and policies, geological survey and geological information service, geological environment protection and geological hazard control, science and technology and international cooperation, and geographic information surveying and mapping.
It is hoped that the book can help all those who care about and support the development of land and resources management in China understand and grasp the overall situation of land and resources in China.
The statistics in the book are mainly from the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China, the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China, and the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. Statistics related to Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Taiwan Province were not included.
