The State Forestry Administration has formulated “Measures for State Forestry Administration Departments and Subordinate Units Managing Cooperation and Exchange with Foreign NGOs,” meant to regulate and guide offices within the State Forestry Administration as well as its subordinate provincial-level units in their work with foreign NGOs. The Measures include guiding principles behind expanding cooperation with foreign NGOs, division of responsibility, and scope of work, as well as details about provincial-level forestry departments’ reporting responsibilities to the State Forestry Administration if they are serving as Professional Supervisory Units to foreign NGOs. The Measures require that cooperation with foreign NGOs should conform with relevant national targets and plans and the Forestry Administration’s own developmental needs.