Interpretation Of The Concept Of Forest Rights Under The Legal Perspective

“Forest Rights” is the core legal concepts in the practice of Forest Right SystemReform.”Forest Rights” is often used as a policy terms, the concept of forest rightsunder the legal perspective haven’t been accurately defined by laws and legal theory. Asthe objects of the forest rights are very complex, there is a big difference for theunderstanding of the connotation and extension of the concept of forest rights in thetheoretical circles. There are also conflicts between “Forest law of The People’sRepublic of China” and “Property Rights Law of the People’s Republic of China”. Thispaper clearly defines the concepts and the relationship between forests, forest resources,forest tree and woodland. Provide analysis of the ownership of forest resources,woodland use rights, woodland contract and management rights,woodland mortgage,ownership of forest wildlife, forest landscape development right, forest trees ownership,forest trees use rights, forest trees mortgage, forest felling right, ect. This paper arguesthat the ownership of forest resources is in the constitutional sense of the ownership,woodland rights belong to the land rights, and forest landscape development right is notan independent right. The object of forest right of this paper is limited to foresttrees.Forest rights including the ownership of trees, forest trees use right, forest fellingright and forest trees mortgage. This paper also put forward a clear legal concept offorest rights.