China issues guiding opinions to optimize natural resource allocation for tourism development
On September 15, China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued guiding opinions to optimize natural resource allocation for tourism. The policy allows managing multiple parcels as a single land unit, forming combined natural resource asset packages, and simplifying approvals. It integrates tourism spatial needs into a unified “one map” system and permits ecotourism within ecological protection red lines outside core zones.
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Three Chinese Ministries Issue Opinion to Optimize Natural Resource Allocation for Tourism
On September 15, Cailian Press reported that the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued an 'Opinion' to optimize natural resource allocation and promote high-quality tourism development. The document proposes policy measures across five areas: strengthening spatial coordination, improving land-use controls for tourism, optimizing natural resource supply mechanisms, encouraging the use of existing spaces, and enhancing service and regulatory efficiency. It integrates tourism spatial needs for the 15th Five-Year Plan period into a unified 'one map' system. Xie Haixia, Director-General of the Bureau of Territorial Spatial Planning at the Ministry of Natural Resources, stated that independent urban construction land uses such as gas stations and tourism rest stops are permitted outside urban development boundaries, and ecotourism activities are supported within ecological protection red lines but outside core protected zones. For comprehensive tourism projects involving scattered plots, authorities may assess planning conditions based on a consolidated parcel approach. The policy also simplifies approval procedures for using existing real estate for cultural and tourism reception facilities.
Read sourceChina's Three Ministries Issue Opinion to Optimize Natural Resources for Tourism Growth
On September 15, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced that it, along with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, has jointly issued an 'Opinion' aimed at optimizing natural resource allocation to promote high-quality development in China's tourism industry. The document seeks to foster standardized and orderly tourism sector growth and unlock new potential in the domestic demand market. It proposes policy measures in five key areas: strengthening spatial coordination, refining land-use controls for tourism, optimizing natural resource supply mechanisms, encouraging the use of existing spaces, and enhancing service quality and regulatory efficiency. Notably, the Opinion clarifies that spatial requirements for tourism development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period will be integrated into a unified 'single map' system for natural resource management and territorial spatial planning, facilitating coordinated scientific site selection. It also improves land-use controls and refined land management to address challenges in implementing small-scale cultural and tourism projects.
Read sourceThree Chinese Ministries Issue Guiding Opinions to Optimize Natural Resource Allocation for Tourism Development
On September 15, China's Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued guiding opinions aimed at optimizing natural resource allocation to promote the regulated and orderly development of the tourism industry. The opinions introduce measures to streamline land management for tourism projects. For individual tourism projects involving multiple parcels with different land uses, authorities may manage these parcels as a single land unit, determine planning conditions based on relevant plans, specify requirements for each parcel, and issue planning permits accordingly. Additionally, within specific territorial spatial planning areas, where tourism development requires the integrated use of two or more types of natural resource assets—including land, minerals, marine resources, and forests—the opinions encourage exploring the formation of combined natural resource asset packages. Once supply conditions are met, these packages can be supplied in a single transaction and operated as an integrated whole, aiming to facilitate investment and development in the tourism sector.
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China Issues Guiding Opinions on Optimizing Natural Resource Allocation for Tourism
According to a Cailian Press report dated September 15, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued guiding opinions on optimizing natural resource allocation to promote the regulated and orderly development of tourism. The opinions state that for individual tourism projects involving multiple parcels with different land uses, authorities may explore managing these parcels as a single land parcel, determining planning conditions based on relevant plans, specifying planning requirements for each individual parcel, and issuing planning permits in accordance with the law. Within specific territorial spatial planning areas, where tourism industry development requires the integrated use of two or more types of natural resource assets—including land, minerals, marine resources, and forests—authorities may explore consolidating these into combined natural resource asset packages. Once supply conditions are met, these packages can be supplied in a single transaction and operated as an integrated whole.
Read sourceChina Issues Guiding Opinions to Optimize Natural Resource Allocation for Tourism Development
On September 15, China's Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued guiding opinions aimed at optimizing natural resource allocation to promote the standardized and orderly development of the tourism industry. The opinions state that for individual tourism projects involving multiple parcels with different land uses, authorities may manage these parcels as a single land parcel, determine planning conditions based on relevant plans, specify requirements for each parcel, and issue planning permits lawfully. Additionally, within specific territorial spatial planning areas where tourism development requires the integrated use of two or more types of natural resource assets—including land, minerals, marine resources, and forests—authorities may explore forming combined natural resource asset packages. Once supply conditions are met, these packages can be supplied in a single transaction and operated as an integrated whole.