Abstract: Since the reform on the system of collective forest rights was carried out,great changes have taken place in foresters’ demand for forestry science and technology.Therefore,the traditional promotion means should be re-examined and changed.The paper explores the ways and means of promoting forestry science and technology in the aspects of promoters,promotion project establishment,promotion agencies,effect feedback,supervision and management.(i)After the reform on the system of collective forest rights was carried out,foresters’ demand for forestry science tends to diversify.Specialized forestry cooperatives have joined in the ranks of promotion targets,which helps to boost the development of specialized forestry cooperatives and will intensively satisfy foresters’ needs for forestry science and technology as well.(ii)Promotion projects should be classified based on the economic level in the local areas.In underdeveloped areas projects of economic efficiency should be promoted while in developed areas projects of ecological efficiency should also be promoted besides projects of economic efficiency.Reserve pools of forestry promotion projects should be created for foresters.(iii)The two-way choice system for both promotion agencies and promotion targets should be established and means of participatory promotion should be carried out.The mechanism for promotion agency certification and identification should be implemented.The market-dominated promotion system can be set up.(iv)The mechanism for scientific research project initiation and evaluation should be improved and one of the key evaluation criterions is whether the project is valuable and practical.(v)Forestry science and technology promotion should be combined with forestry industrialization,import and export trade of forest products,dealing with green trade barrier and construction of the technical norm system for forest products so as to enhance the gross value of output in forestry sector,scientific and technological content of forest products and international competitiveness as well.

Key words: forestry science and technology, science and technology promotion, ways and means