City to plant more trees to hit target
CITY authorities plan to add more than 180,000 mu (12,000 hectares) of forest before the end of next year to realize a 15 percent coverage target.
The rate was just over 13 percent at the end of last year, or 8.5 points below the national average, said Lu Yuexing, director of the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau.
Over the years, trees have been lost to urban sprawl, infrastructure development and farming adjustments, he said.
In the 2009-12 period, 79,900 mu of forest was added, but 53,900 mu was lost, reducing the net gain, he said.
As well as planting more tress in the coming years, the authorities will enhance management and pest control systems to better protect forests, he said.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS
- |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔$粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.