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APPENDIX VIII: THE UPPER YANGTZE ORGANIZATION’S DEMONSTRATION AREA LAND LEASE

Translation of Suojia Township Government Document

Instructions Regarding the Establishment of the Upper Yangtze Integrated Conservation and Development Demonstration Area

 

We understand your application for grassland of 1 May 1998.  The proposed project is a beneficial one that does not harm the surrounding area, and it will make a significant contribution to protecting the natural resources, to developing the region’s economy, and to developing sustainable animal husbandry practices.

Our township therefore agrees to lend you 200,000 mu [i.e., 13,333 ha, or 133 km2] of grassland.  The relevant formalities will be dealt with according to the national “Rangeland Law.”

 

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                                                      The People’s Government

                                                      Suojia Township (Zhiduo County)

                                                      4 May 1998

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