policy_id,country_iso,country_update,policy_name,policy_title,jurisdiction,supernational_region,country,subnational_region,policy_city_or_local,policy_instrument,sector,policy_description,policy_type,stringency,policy_status,decision_date,start_date,end_date,high_impact,policy_objective,reference,last_update,impact_indicators.comments,impact_indicators.name,impact_indicators.value,impact_indicators.base_year,impact_indicators.target_year 211005198,CHN,Annual,"Revision of Forestry Law","Revision of Forestry Law China (2019)",Country,,China,,,"Sectoral standards","Agriculture and forestry, Forestry","In 2019, China revised its Forest Law for the first time in 20 years, with the most significant policy change the implementation of a ban (in effect as of July 2020) on the purchasing, processing, or transport of illegal logs for Chinese companies. The law enhances protection for forests classified by the law as public-benefit, natural, protected, or rare.","Non-energy use",,"In force",2019,2020,,High,Mitigation,https://leap.unep.org/countries/cn/national-legislation/forestry-law-peoples-republic-china-2019,01/05/2021,,,,,