OREANDA-NEWS. November 14, 2012. Anhui provincial government and State Forestry Administration signed a cooperation agreement about ten million acres of forest growth project in Hefei on the afternoon of October 9. Secretary Zhang Baoshun, governor Li Bin, director of the State Forestry Administration Zhao Shucong, Zhan Xialai, standing member of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and executive vice governor, Tang Chengpei, standing member of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and secretary general, Han Xiancong secretary general of Anhui government and heads from relevant departments attended the signing ceremony. Vice governer Liang Weiguo presided over the signing ceremony.

Before the signing ceremony, Zhang Baoshun and Li Bin met Zhao Shucong and his entourage. Zhang welcomed Zhao and his entourage to Anhui on behalf of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and Anhui Government and thanked SFA for its long-term concern and support. Zhang also briefed the forestry development of Anhui.

Zhao also thanked CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and Anhui Government for its concern and support for forestry and congratulated on its great achievements of economic and social development. He said that the SFA will seriously implement the cooperation agreement to make more contribution to building a better Anhui.

Li Bin and Zhao Shucong signed the agreement on behalf of two parties. According to the agreement, Anhui government and SFA will build a cooperation mechanism striving to achieve a goal of 10 million mu new forest area, 33% forest coverage rate and 1 mu forest area per person by 2016.