How much of China’s land area does greening account for?

2005 China Land Greening Status Bulletin

Afforestation and greening are developing rapidly. A total of 3.7965 million hectares of afforestation area were completed nationwide throughout the year, and 2.5696 million hectares of new mountains were closed for afforestation.

Key forestry ecological projects have achieved remarkable results. The natural forest protection project has constructed 1.1769 million hectares of public welfare forests, and 95.33 million hectares of forest in the project area have been effectively managed and protected. Since the implementation of the project, the forest area in the project area has increased by more than 8 million hectares, and the forest stock volume has increased by 460 million cubic meters, accounting for more than 43% of the national forest stock growth;

Key protective forests in the Three North and Yangtze River basins The system construction project completed the afforestation task of 544,400 hectares throughout the year, especially focusing on strengthening the construction of the coastal protective forest system. During the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, the construction of key protective forest systems in the Three North and Yangtze River basins has completed nearly 6 million hectares of construction tasks. According to monitoring, 20% of the desertified land in the project area has been effectively treated, 40% of the water and soil erosion area has been effectively controlled, and 65% of the farmland has been forested.

The project to return farmland to forest (including the part of the project to control sandstorm sources in Beijing and Tianjin) completed afforestation of 845,900 hectares of farmland, 1,328,500 hectares of barren hills and land suitable for forestation, and 1,106,800 hectares of newly closed hillsides for afforestation. At the same time, , subsequent industrial development has been strengthened. Since the implementation of the project, a total of 20.87 million hectares of farmland have been converted into forests across the country, including 8.68 million hectares of converted farmland, 10.84 million hectares of barren hills and wasteland suitable for forestation, and 1.35 million hectares of newly closed hillsides for afforestation. More than 30 million farmers and 120 million farmers have directly benefited.

The Beijing-Tianjin Sandstorm Source Control Project completed 980,400 hectares of various control tasks throughout the year, including 683,900 hectares of forestry construction tasks, 199,600 hectares of grassland management tasks, and 96,900 hectares of small watershed management. , implemented ecological resettlement for 7,889 households. Since the implementation of the project, a total of 10.73 million hectares of various management tasks have been completed (including 5.66 million hectares of grazing bans), of which 3.6712 million hectares of forestry construction tasks have been completed. Compared with 2000, the average coverage of forest and grass vegetation in the project area has increased by 30%. Compared with 2000, the average number of sandstorm days has decreased by 17 days. The number of days when respirable particulate matter in Beijing urban areas reaches the standard has increased by 35%.

The wildlife protection and nature reserve construction projects have achieved remarkable results. There were 11 new national nature reserves throughout the year; the rescue of key endangered species was further strengthened, and 21 new giant pandas were bred in captivity, marking the year with the most breeding and survival. In the four years since the project was implemented, 790 new nature reserves have been built, bringing the number of nature reserves constructed and managed by the forestry system to 1,699, covering an area of ??120 million hectares, accounting for 12.5% ??of the national land area, and accounting for 80% of the number and area of ??national nature reserves respectively. . At present, the proportion of my country's nature reserves in land area exceeds the world average. Wetland protection has become a highlight. Currently, 473 wetland nature reserves have been established, and 45% of natural wetlands have been effectively protected. The construction project of fast-growing and high-yield timber forest bases in key areas completed afforestation area of ??77,900 hectares throughout the year. Since the implementation of the project, a total of 392,800 hectares of fast-growing forests have been created across the country.

. According to statistics, 540 million people participated in voluntary tree planting nationwide throughout the year, planting 2.23 billion trees, and more than 14,000 voluntary tree planting bases were newly built. During the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, 2.75 billion people participated in voluntary tree planting nationwide, 12.04 billion trees were planted, and more than 60,000 voluntary tree planting bases were built. Currently, the urban green coverage rate reaches 31.66%, and the green coverage area of ??urban built-up areas is 963,000 hectares. ***The green space area is 7.39 square meters. Urban forest construction is in the ascendant, and most provincial capitals have incorporated urban forest construction into urban master plans.

Outstanding achievements have been made in grassland protection and construction. By the end of 2005, the grassland family contracted management area reached more than 200 million hectares, accounting for 70% of the available grassland area; the cumulative grassland reserved area nationwide exceeded 267,000 hectares, the grassland fence exceeded 333,000 hectares, and the grazing prohibited area nationwide exceeded 333,000 hectares. hectares; 20 million livestock have been raised in pens, and more than 2 million tons of hay products have been produced. The production methods of pastoral and semi-pastoral areas that rely on natural grazing are changing. The vegetation in the project area of ??returning grazing land to grassland has been significantly restored, the pasture yield has increased by more than 40%, and the grassland ecology has been significantly improved.

. During the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, the national green channel construction mileage reached more than 500,000 kilometers; the greening area of ??lakes and reservoirs was 17,920 hectares, and the greening area along rivers was 18,650 kilometers. Of the 61,000 kilometers of national railway operating lines across the country, 37,300 kilometers of Yilin Railway are 37,300 kilometers long, and 20,300 kilometers have met greening standards.

During the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, the railway system participated in voluntary tree planting activities for a total of 9.963 million people, planted 38.439 million trees, and built 162 voluntary tree planting bases covering an area of ??1,752 hectares. The water conservancy department planted more than 19.4 million trees on a voluntary basis, greened 16.63 million hectares of barren hills, ditches and beaches, and greened more than 870 hectares of courtyards. The *** Youth League and other departments organized activities such as the "Protect the Mother River Action", which received strong social response. The Women's Federation and other departments persisted in organizing and carrying out the construction of the "March 8th Green Project", which effectively improved the production skills and abilities of the majority of women.

The People's Liberation Army has always been at the forefront of voluntary tree planting, vigorously carrying out afforestation and greening of deserts, barren beaches, and barren mountains. In recent years, it has planted more than 130,000 hectares of trees every year. It has also strongly supported local greening work. The green space rate in the Armed Police Force barracks reaches an average of more than 32%. The petroleum system insists on improving the ecological environment of mining areas as an important part of building petroleum mining areas, and the green coverage rate has reached 23.8%.

Intensify resource protection. In 2005, the management of forest land acquisition across the country became increasingly standardized, with more than 90% of the forest land area confirmed and certified, the level of forest harvesting management significantly improved, the national forest resources monitoring made significant progress, and the national forestry case investigation rate reached 98.30%. Throughout the year, more than 4,000 cases of grassland destruction were investigated and dealt with, and resource protection work was significantly strengthened.