Forestry plant quarantine law enforcement action launched in Shanghai

On April 19, the State Forestry Administration, the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people's Republic of China and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government jointly held the launching ceremony of the forestry plant quarantine law enforcement action with the theme of "serving the World Expo and ensuring biosafety", officially launching the six-month forestry plant quarantine law enforcement action This is the first time that the State Forestry Administration and the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people's Republic of China have jointly carried out the special action of forestry plant quarantine and law enforcement, and will organize the forestry quarantine institutions and entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions at all levels in seven provinces and cities including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi and Shandong in the Yangtze River Delta and its surrounding areas to strengthen the quarantine and law enforcement of forestry pests and the emergency prevention and control of disasters, We will effectively prevent and contain the invasion and spread of alien organisms, serve the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, and protect China's biosafety and ecological security Jia Zhibang, deputy director of the national Greening Committee, director of the State Forestry Administration, Wei Chuanzhong, deputy director of the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people's Republic of China, and Shen Jun, deputy mayor of Shanghai municipal government attended the meeting According to reports, due to global climate change, economic integration and ecosystem function decline and other reasons, the impact of natural disasters such as pests on forests and ecosystems is expanding, and the degree of disaster is deepening At present, international trade and personnel flow are increasingly frequent, and the form of invasion of alien pests is severe We should work with relevant departments to build a biosafety system to prevent the invasion of alien pests in China According to the general plan of the forestry plant quarantine and law enforcement action formulated by the State Forestry Administration and the AQSIQ, the main tasks of this action are to carry out quarantine supervision on the plants and their products entering China and Shanghai; to carry out quarantine and law enforcement inspection on the wood related units, seedling and flower markets and key construction sites; to carry out centralized treatment on the packaging materials, seedlings and flowers that need to be destroyed; We will strengthen inspection, patrol and supervision of the Expo site and the planting areas of imported plants; take gypsy moth as a supplementary quarantine object, strengthen the quarantine and transportation inspection of the production area, prevent harmful organisms from flowing into Shanghai with goods and means of transportation; and deal with the newly introduced and newly discovered epidemic situation in an emergency manner During the operation, at least three quarantine and law enforcement actions have been carried out in different regions to combat illegal transfer of seedlings and flowers, transfer of dangerous forest pests, and illegal acquisition, processing and utilization of epidemic trees.