Authoritative Release: Recently, it was learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources that in the third quarter of 2025, inspections and law enforcement supervision by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration found that some areas still have typical problems of illegal land occupation, destruction of arable land, illegal mining, deforestation, grass destruction, ecological damage, and even rectification and fraud. In order to play a warning and educational role, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration have decided to jointly report 14 typical illegal and irregular issues. These 14 typical illegal and irregular issues are: Hebei Xuanhua Huasheng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. illegally occupies 118.24 acres of forest land for mining; Qiangsheng Sandstone Co., Ltd. in Shanyin County, Shanxi Province, illegally changed the mining type to mine iron ore; Hong, from Keyouqian Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, cleared 129.19 acres of land through deforestation; The Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County in Liaoning Province has failed to effectively supervise the illegal occupation and destruction of 30.54 acres of black soil farmland in the Shuanglongshan Camping Site leisure tourism project; Wu from Tai'an County, Liaoning Province illegally cultivated 94.7 acres of forest land; Xue from Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province, cleared 123.64 acres of land through deforestation; The supervision of 68.82 acres of sand and soil excavation for permanent basic farmland in Xinxiang County, Henan Province is inadequate; The strict control of land reclamation responsibilities in Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is not in place, and the Beihai Fishery Base Management Center illegally and irregularly reclaimed 23.09 acres to construct the East Fishery Terminal project; Wuzhou Chengtou Huaqun Building Materials Co., Ltd. in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region illegally occupied 915.23 acres of forest land; Hainan Chengmai Changfeng Energy saving Building Materials Co., Ltd. falsely reclaimed land to deal with rectification, and the provincial and county levels did not strictly control the inspection and acceptance of rectification issues pointed out by inspectors; Yunnan Zhenghe Animal Husbandry (Luquan) Co., Ltd. indiscriminately felled 219.28 acres of trees; The Fengdu County Government and relevant departments in Chongqing have evaded the establishment of mining rights and tacitly allowed Chongqing Quanshun Livestock Science and Technology Co., Ltd. to illegally mine 335900 tons under the guise of facility agriculture; The Management Committee of Xinpu New District in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province illegally acquired land, and Zunyi Jiaolv Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. illegally occupied 273.61 acres to construct Yunmen Tun Scenic Area service facilities; Zhuoranxuan Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. in Shizuishan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, illegally occupied 96 acres of land. The notification requires that relevant local governments and departments should rectify and investigate in accordance with laws and regulations, and strictly prevent simplification and a one size fits all approach. Each region should take the case as a lesson, conscientiously implement the main responsibilities of the Party committee and government for farmland and ecological protection, as well as the regulatory responsibilities and joint responsibilities of departments, improve and perfect the normal long-term mechanism, and firmly adhere to the red line, legal and policy bottom line of farmland and ecological protection. (New Society)