Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. – Nursery Production and Developments in Inner Mongolia, China

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Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. – Nursery Production and Developments in Inner Mongolia, China

CALGARY, ALBERTA, Jul. 28 -/E-Wire/-- Raymond Lai, President and CEO of Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. (TSX-V: MPE) ("Maple Leaf" or the "Company") is pleased to report the following developments at the Company's facilities in Inner Mongolia.

Nursery, Inner Mongolia

Current inventory of the Inner Mongolia nursery and greenhouse facility (the "Nursery") is 2.5 million Blue Spruce seedlings ready for sale, and an additional 3 million seedlings of various types being germinated. These will fulfill two sales contracts valued at $1.5 million RMB (approx. $227,000 CDN) scheduled for delivery and payment in September. A second delivery contract valued at $750,000 RMB (approx. $114,000 CDN) is under negotiation for delivery in the fall of 2008.

The Company has secured a landscaping and supply contract with Cixi Huahai Plastics Co. Ltd. (Cixi), a public company listed on Shanghai Exchange, located at Cixi, Zhejiang Province of China, valued at $1,167,000 RMB (approx. $177,000 CDN). Under the contract, Maple Leaf will supply seedlings of various types and full landscaping services to 100 mu (16 acres) of Cixi's new plant facilities. The first shipment of seedlings will commence in the fall of this year for a total $150,000 RMB (approx. $22,700 CDN). The balance will be shipped and planted progressively.

In addition, a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Cixi has been signed for the next three phases of the project. The first two phases involve landscaping the remaining 200 mu (32 acres) of of Cixi's new plant facilities, worth a total of $2.2 million RMB (approx. $333,000 CDN), and the third phase involves setting up a joint venture with Cixi to cultivate Blue Spruce and various types of Canadian seedlings in a new greenhouse and plantation facility, worth a total of $5 million RMB (approx. $757,000CDN). The total value of the MOU and the above contract is approximately $10 million RMB (approx. $1.5 million CDN).

"We're very excited about the Company's immediate developments and sales. Today, all outstanding contracts inherited from the Company's previous management have expired, been fulfilled or cancelled, and Nursery operations are proceeding on a 'clean slate' from this point on," President and CEO Raymond Lai stated.

$30 million RMB Grant Application, Inner Mongolia

In a separate significant development, the Company has submitted its application for a government grant of $30 million RMB (approx. $4,500,000 CDN) to the Overseas Chinese Investments Bureau in Inner Mongolia. The grant application was submitted with the assistance and sponsorship of Liangcheng County officials. When approved, 40% of the grant must be invested within Liangcheng County, while the balance of 60% ($18 million RMB or $2.7 million CDN) would be available to the Company for operational and capital expenses.

"This is a major development for our Inner Mongolian operations. The sponsorship provided by the local government is an important endorsement for the Company in the region. Funding of our application by the Overseas Chinese Investments Bureau would be an official and prestigious endorsement of the hard work and valuable contributions the Company has made in Liangcheng over the past number of years." President and CEO Raymond Lai stated during his most recent visit to Liangcheng County earlier this month.

About Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc.

Maple Leaf is a Canadian Public Company operating a large-scale forest nursery whose primary focus is growing and supplying value-added tree seedlings and alfalfa feedstock as well as providing landscaping and nursery products in China. In addition, the multi-faceted Xinjiang Yellowhorn tree project will provide for the manufacture of biodiesel fuel, and various other products.

Reforestation has been identified as a critical step in managing China's deeply troubling desertification and soil erosion problem. Maple Leaf currently has millions of Canadian tree seedlings under cultivation at its 110,000 square foot greenhouse nursery facility located in Liangcheng County, Inner Mongolia, China. As a wholly-owned foreign enterprise ("WOFE"), Maple Leaf controls 100% of the direction and operations of the company in China and allows all revenues generated from operations in China to flow back to Canada. For further information regarding Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc., visit www.mlreforestation.com

Should you wish to receive Company news via email, please email catarina@chfir.com and specify "Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc." in the subject line or contact the Company directly.

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Certain statements in this news release including statements that may contain words such as "anticipate", "could", "expect", "seek", "may" "intend", "will", "believe", "should", "project", "forecast", "plan" and similar expressions, including the negatives thereof, (ii) statements that are based on current expectations and estimates about the markets in which Maple Leaf operates and (iii) statements of belief, intentions and expectations about developments, results and events that will or may occur in the future, constitute "forward-looking statements" and are based on certain assumptions and analysis made by Maple Leaf. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to future capital expenditures, including the amount, nature and timing thereof; other development trends within the China's seedling industry; business strategy; expansion and growth of Maple Leaf's business and operations and other such matters. Such forward-looking statements are subject to important risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and that may affect Maple Leaf's operations, including, but are not limited to: the impact of general economic conditions; industry conditions; government and regulatory developments; seedling product supply and demand; competition; and Maple Leaf's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. Maple Leaf's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do transpire or occur, what benefits Maple Leaf will derive there from. Subject to applicable law, Maple Leaf disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

All forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Further information about the factors affecting forward-looking statements is available in other disclosure documents of Maple Leaf which have been filed with Canadian provincial securities commissions and are available on www.sedar.com.

	/SOURCE:	Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc.
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	/CONTACT:	Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. Raymond Lai, President and CEO, Tel: +1 (403) 668-7560 Fax: +1 (403) 250-2534 Email: rlai@mlreforestation.com CHF Investor Relations - Toronto Catarina Cerqueira, Associate Account Manager Christopher Haldane, Account Manager Tel: +1 (416) 868-1079 ext. 251 Tel: +1 (416) 868-1079 ext. 237 Email: catarina@chfir.com Email: chris@chfir.com CHF Investor Relations - Shanghai Tel: +86 (0)21 28909034
	/WEB SITE:	http://www.mlreforestation.com

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