Promoting a greener country
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China will continue promoting afforestation and protecting forest resources to improve the quality of ecology and environment, a forest official said.
Through decades of afforestation, China鈥檚 forest coverage rate has risen from 12 percent in the early 1980s to 23.04 percent, said Liu Dongsheng, deputy director of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
The forest stock volume has hit 17.56 billion cubic meters, boasting the world鈥檚 largest area of planted forests.
Liu attributed such progress to persistent nationwide afforestation efforts. China鈥檚 forested area and forest stock volume have grown for 30 consecutive years.
Stressing the remaining problems of unbalanced afforestation and ecological fragility, Liu said that the country will plan for the lands to be afforested scientifically, and take into full consideration different areas鈥 water resource carrying capacity.
The country will also combine nature鈥檚 self-healing with human-induced vegetation restoration, and tailor afforestation measures for different natural conditions.
Citing China鈥檚 pledge to increase the forest stock volume by 6 billion cubic meters by 2030 from the 2005 level, Liu said the country will maximize the use of wastelands and abandoned mines for afforestation, and step up measures to prevent forest fires and pests.
Stricter quota management will be imposed on logging, while efforts will also go into improving the commercial aspects of forestry, Liu said.
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