In 2005, under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhering to the scientific development outlook in commanding the overall work situation of land and resources, the Ministry of Land and Resources ( MLR ) studied and implemented the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the CPC, deeply promoted the activities of “improving the system of organization and raising the quality of personnel”, made marked progress in transforming  conceptions, functions and working style and achieved new success in protecting resources, safeguarding people’s rights and interests and serving society.

The MLR put into practice the scientific development outlook in an all-round way and strengthened, improved and participated in the work of macro-regulation. It worked out the program of the 11th Five Year Plan of Land and Resources, made specific plans for different sectors, energetically carried forward the economical and intensive use of land and resources, and made great efforts to build up a society that economizes on resources. While carrying out the initial work of amendment to the overall land-use plan, the MLR further intensified the protection of cultivated land, especially capital farmland; established a series of new measures such as promoting farmland protection by farmland construction; continued to strictly control the supply of land; and consolidated the achievements of land market rectification. The MLR also fully improved and regularized the development order of mineral resources and comprehensively strengthened geological work. A group of important results was scored in geological investigation and mineral resources exploration. Prevention and control of geological hazards produced a remarkable effect. Monitoring of geological environment was pushed forward vigorously. Scientific and technological innovation and informatization of land and resources were constantly promoted. International cooperation and exchange were intensified. The first-phase construction of the Golden Land Project was formerly launched. The management of marine resources and the protection of marine environment were improved persistently. The administration level and service standard of surveying and mapping were enhanced steadily.