HARBIN, China, Nov. 19, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Forestry Inc. (OTCBB:CHFY), a timber investment group in the People's Republic of China, announced today that the Company fully supports the Central Government's initiatives for China's forestry industry designed to integrate the country's ecological, economic and social interests through afforestation, land tenure reform, introduction of modern scientific technologies and sustainable forestry management practices.
Commenting on the Company's support of China's forestry reforms, Mr. Yuan Tian, CEO of CHFY, stated, "We recognize the unique opportunity that we have to invest in China's forestry industry, as well as our responsibility to support the objectives of the Central Government to provide sound forest stewardship for such valuable renewable resources."
"We are currently developing our own codes of corporate conduct and sustainable forestry management practices to conform with international standards to insure that we not only protect soil and water quality, prevent soil erosion, preserve wetlands and protect wildlife, but that also support educating local forest communities to reduce poverty", said Mr. Tian.
About China Forestry Inc.:
China Forestry Inc. (OTCBB:CHFY) is a timber investment group formed in the Peoples Republic of China to conform to State laws that prohibit non-PRC ownership of forest lands. The Company's strategy is to capitalize on the Central Government's decision to promote sustainable forest management through land tenure reforms that include the transferability of forest user right certificates to PRC entities. The Company's current holdings include ownership of four user right certificates representing 1,561 hectares of State forest assets in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province, home to China's most valuable timber and one of the most distinctive temperate forests in the world due to its rare biodiversity. For more information, please visit the Company's website at: http://www.chinaforestryinc.com.
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