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Map of China and the Gobi Desert. Desertification, which involves either human or natural activity changing normal humid areas to dry desert conditions [13], is a large and increasing problem faced by modern China. 29.7% of China had been desertified by the year 2000, with the rate of change increasing almost every year [13]. 3,600 km 2 (1,400 sq mi) of Chinese grassland is overtaken every ...
The Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests is an endangered ecoregion in southwestern China.These forests once covered the western parts of the Yungui Plateau but have been significantly reduced and replaced with agricultural land uses.
According to South China Morning Post reforestation in China increased the world tree canopy cover by 25%. The trees were first planted for stopping soil erosion and flooding but now can act as a tool to fight climate change. [75] In the years 2012-2022 China restored more than 70 million hectares (700,000 km 2) of forests.
New Reforestation Center will help forests and community recover from wildfire
The forest area in China is 175 million hectares, and annual timber accumulation is 12.5 billion cubic meters; the World Bank ranks China as the fifth country when it comes to forest-deficiency. [7] However, the government has put in place measures for compensatory afforestation to meet the tremendous economic growth characterized by vast ...
But in the decades of China's feverish economic development and urban sprawl most of that wilderness was greatly exploited. Efforts to return the area to its former green glory were begun in 1982 by planting 370,000 trees. This massive reforestation project and subsequent developments have made the park one of the most-visited areas in southern ...
China is on track to meet a goal to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030, according to a poll of 89 experts from industry and academia published on Tuesday ...
Through urban rewilding, Beijing, China, is becoming one of the most biodiverse cities in the world, containing 2088 vascular plant species and 596 wild vertebrates. [11] China has continued to push rewilding projects into Beijing through wetland protection and the afforestation of a million acres. [ 11 ]