B[The Ministry of Natural Resources and other three departments jointly issued a document to improve the management of facility agricultural land] November 2nd, recently, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued the "Notice on Improving the Management of Facility Agricultural Land", adopting a positive list method to distinguish the types of facility agricultural land, and improving measures from the site selection, scale, filing, registration, and supervision of facility agricultural land to promote farmers to increase production and income, and to assist the development of agricultural modernization and rural revitalization. B[Canada and the United Arab Emirates Sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement] On October 28, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the visiting Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Khalid of the United Arab Emirates officially signed the "Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" between the two countries, aiming to eliminate economic barriers and promote investment. According to a press release issued on the official website of the Canadian Prime Minister, after the agreement is fully implemented, tariffs on more than 99% of Canada's current exports to the UAE will be reduced or eliminated. The agreement will also address non-tariff barriers, create a more predictable environment for trade and investment, and expand market access for Canadian goods and services in sectors such as industry, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and seafood, environment and engineering. The agreement is expected to officially enter into force in 2027. During the meeting, the two sides also advanced the UAE's previously committed investment plan of 70 billion Canadian dollars (approximately US$49.8 billion) in Canada, and signed a number of commercial and energy cooperation agreements. B[Guangdong releases five-year action plan Building a 50 billion-level bamboo industry cluster] October 12th. Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued the "Five-year Action Plan to Accelerate the High-Quality Development of the Bamboo Industry in our Province (2026-2030)", which clarified that the province's bamboo forest area will stabilize at more than 8 million acres by 2030. , the total output value of the bamboo industry has reached 50 billion yuan, and 15 key tasks have been deployed from four aspects: expanding bamboo resource cultivation, strengthening bamboo processing, improving bamboo services, and developing new bamboo business formats, accelerating the construction of a modern bamboo industry system in Guangdong that integrates three industries, advanced technology, orderly competition, green and low carbon, and assists the "millions of projects" and comprehensive rural revitalization. B[Guangdong: By 2030, the province's bamboo forest area will stabilize at more than 8 million acres, and the total output value of the bamboo industry will reach 50 billion yuan] October 8th, recently, seven departments of the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau, Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance, Guangdong Provincial Department of Natural Resources, and Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly issued the "Five-year Action Plan to Accelerate the High-Quality Development of the Bamboo Industry in our Province (2 026-2030)", it is clear that by 2030, the province's bamboo forest area will stabilize at more than 8 million acres, and the total output value of the bamboo industry will reach 50 billion yuan. It will deploy 15 key tasks from four aspects: expanding bamboo resource cultivation, strengthening bamboo processing, improving bamboo services, and developing new bamboo business formats, accelerating the construction of Guangdong's modern bamboo industry system that integrates the three industries, advanced technology, orderly competition, green and low carbon, and assists "millions of projects" and comprehensive rural revitalization. A[United Nations agency: Sustained high temperatures and droughts in Europe and the United States are exacerbating pressure on forests] On August 29, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a press release saying that in Europe and North America, continued severe droughts and record summer high temperatures are exacerbating the pressure on forest ecosystems. Data from the European Drought Observation Website, an agency affiliated with the European Union, shows that 50% of the EU and the UK are currently in drought, and the severe lack of precipitation has significantly affected soil moisture and forest health. Continued drought, high temperature stress, wildfire risk, combined with secondary disasters such as large-scale bark beetle outbreaks and plant diseases, are leading to unprecedented forest dieback in Europe. In Central and Western Europe, some areas are experiencing the longest and most persistent annual rainfall deficit in more than 60 years, causing widespread canopy defoliation and damage.
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