Abstract: The establishment and implementation of the “Stand Improvement Project Planning in Guangdong Province (2007-2020)” indicates that the Guangdong Forestry has entered the new era of improving the quality of forest resources. The effectiveness of stand improvement must be supported by the stable management policy, the making of “three low forests” standards, and choosing the appropriate improvement practice and strengthening the stand improvement project management and so on. The stand improvement project shall be implemented scientifically, rationally and orderly. The relevant guidelines, standards, regulations for the planning, design and implementation of standimprovement shall be developed. The system of stand improvement monitoring andassessment shall be established to lay a solid economic and ecological foundation for the sustainable social and economic development in Guangdong Province.

Key words: stand improvement, effectiveness, systematic thinking, Guangdong