Natural Resources

System

Implementation Period

Implementation Area

River

River Chief System

Implemented in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, in 2003 and nationwide in 2017

Nationwide

Lake

Lake Chief System

Implemented in Hubei Province in 2012, and nationwide in 2017.

Nationwide

Bay

Bay Chief System

Implemented as a pilot in Shandong, Jiangsu, Hainan, and other provinces in 2017.

Pilot

Forest

Forest Chief System

Implemented in Anhui Province in 2017 and nationwide in 2021.

Nationwide

Grassland

Grassland Chief System

Implemented in Qinghai Province in 2020.

Pilot

Field

Field Chief System

Implemented as a pilot in Anhui Province, Shandong Province, and other regions in 2021.

Implemented in Shandong, Anhui, Sichuan, Hunan and other provinces.