In 2001, the State Forestry Administration and the Ministry of Finance decided to launch pilot projects at 660 county-level units in 11 provinces and autonomous regions and 24 State-level nature reserves covering a total area of 13.33 million hectares.

• 2001年，国家林业局和财政部决定，在11个省区的660个县级单位和24个国家级自然保护区先行试点，面积为1333万公顷。