Forest tenure system CHINA has issued a plan on deepening reform of the collective forest tenure system to increase farmers’ incomes and promote green development. By 2025, the country aims to have generally formed a collective forest tenure system with clear ownership, unified responsibilities and rights, strict protection, orderly circulation and effective supervision, according to the plan jointly issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council. Ancient trees A BIG data platform for the management of ancient and famous trees across China was launched Monday in Huangling County, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The platform aims to facilitate the smart management of the country’s ancient and famous trees, and includes data from the second national survey of these trees, which was made public in 2022. It was launched by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration at a ceremony that kicked off a week-long campaign to raise public awareness of the need to protect ancient trees. Intl. cruise lines A CRUISE ship with over 1,800 passengers on board berthed Monday at the international cruise port in Sanya, a resort city in South China’s Hainan Province, marking the full resumption of international cruise routes to and from Sanya. The cruise routes were halted for three years and eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to customs authorities in Haikou, capital city of Hainan. Following the resumption, cruise ships will be making the journey between Hong Kong and Sanya on a routine basis. | 