Abstract:

This paper mainly discussed the substance, implications and sustainable development routes of modern forestry and grassland sector. First of all, it looked at the forestry and grassland sector as the undertakings of natural resource management in the light of idea formation and development process of sustainable development and ecological civilization, it is one of the supporting sectors for the ecological civilization construction. Secondly, it is made clear that forestry and grassland sector is the main pillar for the part of ecological conservation, remediation and construction in the scope of ecological civilization construction, it is also an industry sector with the material production functions. After the separate and deliberate analyses in the three ecosystem categories (natural ecosystem, artificial ecosystem and higher degree regional ecosystem) and in huge effectiveness produced by the four ecosystem service functions (provisional, regulatory, cultural and supportive) of forest and grassland sector, it is indicated that the dual identity of forest and grassland sector is specific to it and its superiority. Three big endeavors should be done for the accomplishment of success both in the ecological construction and industrial sector of forest and grassland, they are: ecological protection, scientific greening and sustainable management of forest and grassland. Based on the analysis of implications and principle guidelines of these routes, some basic conclusions have been made: simultaneously protect, enlarge and raise up the green space, run the tricycle of ecological protection, scientific greening and sustainable management of forest and grassland vigorously, it will make the forest and grassland sector a strong pillar for the modern ecological civilization construction, and the forestry and grassland sector will be raised up to a prosperous industrial sector for a rich and powerful nation.

Key words: forestry and grassland sector, ecological civilization construction, ecological conservation and construction, industrial sector, scientific greening, sustainable management of forest and grassland