More than 1,000 people participate in a voluntary tree planting activity in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China, March 26, 2021. Photo Credit: Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

Environment China11. December 2021

This Country Kicks off Major Reforestation Plans

China embarks on a reforestation project aimed at combating climate change and better protecting natural habitats as part of the country’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2060.

“By 2035, the quality and stability of national forest, grassland, wetland, and desert ecosystems will have been comprehensively upgraded,” says Li Chunliang, vice-chairman of the State Forestry and Grasslands Commission.

A total of 36,000 square kilometers of new forest will be planted every year until 2025, thus raising the country’s overall forest coverage to 24.1%. Dedicating environmental efforts for decades, China is also planning on expanding its national park system, creating corridors to halt habitat fragmentation, and further regulating illegal wildlife trade over the next five years.

Source:
Reuters

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