Guangdong issues general forest chief order to strengthen forest fire prevention and bird protection

China News Service, Guangzhou, October 14 (Cheng Jingwei, Lin Yin) According to the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau on the 14th, Guangdong Province recently issued the General Forest Chief Order No. 3 of 2026 - "Order on Strengthening Forest Fire Prevention and Bird Protection Work", emphasizing that the province will enter a special forest protection period from October, which is also a critical period for migratory birds to migrate and overwinter. The general forest chief's order requires forest chiefs at all levels to plan and implement forest fire prevention and migratory bird protection work in an integrated manner.

The general forest chief's order pointed out that forest chiefs at all levels should include forest fire prevention and protection of birds and other wild animals into the key contents of forest chiefs' performance of duties and forest patrols, and strengthen inspection and supervision of key areas, key periods, key periods and key links. It is necessary to organize and implement the responsibility measures for forest fire prevention and extinguishing, adhere to the integration of prevention and extinguishing, personally grasp and take overall responsibility, so that "the mountains are managed, the forests are protected, and the responsibilities are shouldered", open up the "last mile" of forest fire prevention and extinguishing, and implement the responsibilities to the hilltop plots, migration channels, rivers, ponds, lakes, and forest protection grids, and effectively build a solid defense line for forest fire prevention and the protection of wild animals such as birds.

The general forest chief's order requires that prevention should be given priority and prevention and extinguishing should be combined, focusing on fire hazards such as agricultural burning and incense burning, carrying out investigation and rectification of hidden dangers in key areas, dynamically clearing major fire hazards, and orderly promoting the cleanup and resource disposal of combustibles under the forest. Vigorously promote the in-depth integration of artificial intelligence technology and forest fire prevention, accelerate the construction of "AI+" intelligent identification systems, promote the application of new technologies and new equipment such as drone patrols and water fire fighting, and make up for the shortcomings of forest fire prevention and fire fighting infrastructure in the east, west, and north of Guangdong. Adhere to the principle of "disposal as small as possible", strictly implement fire safety regulations, and resolutely maintain the bottom line of preventing major forest fires and casualties.

The general forest chief's order requires that special rectification of "four cleans" be carried out on a regular basis, and comprehensive patrols be carried out in key habitat and migration areas of birds such as mountains, wetlands, tidal flats, farmland, fish ponds, and reservoirs. Traditional prohibited hunting tools such as sticky nets, hunting traps, and electronic traps must be completely cleared. New hunting devices such as drone arrows and airdroppers must be simultaneously investigated, and illegal activities such as hunting, poisoning, and destroying wild birds and destroying bird nests must be strictly investigated. Coordinate the work of protecting birds and farmers, promote ecologically friendly protective facilities, implement compensation policies for wild animal damage, and steadily resolve conflicts between humans and birds.