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      China makes progress in greenland, biodiversity protection

      2024-08-15 22:06 Last Updated At:22:57

      China's forest and grass resources protection and development has achieved remarkable results since 2012, data released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration on the country's second National Ecology Day which falls on Thursday.

      Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, China has completed afforestation of 1.02 billion mu (68 million hectares) and forest tending of 1.24 billion mu. The national forest coverage rate has increased from 21.63 percent to 24.02 percent.

      The preserved area of artificial forests topped 1.31 billion mu, ranking first in the world. Over 700 million mu of land were improved through sowing grass. The grassland area exceeded 3.95 billion mu, also ranking first in the world.

      China has completed more than 3,600 wetland conservation and restoration projects, with 845 million mu of wetlands, ranking fourth in the world.

      China has conducted desertification control on 305 million mu of land, and 53 percent of the treatable desertified land has been addressed.

      China has realized a historic transformation from "sand forcing humans to retreat" to "trees forcing sand to retreat", and achieved ahead of schedule the UN goal of zero net land degradation by 2030.

      China launched the "Three North" shelterbelt program 40 years ago, aiming to rehabilitate desert-prone lands and desertified areas in northwest, north and northeast China. Since then, a total of 480 million mu of afforestation area has been preserved, 1.28 billion mu of degraded grassland controlled, 670 million mu of soil erosion tackled, and 450 million mu of farmland effectively protected.

      Up to now, comprehensive management tasks of more than 40 million mu have been completed under the program.

      China is also building the world's largest national park system, which will protect more than 80 percent of state-protected wildlife species and their habitats.

      China has enhanced conservation efforts for rare and endangered wild plants by establishing the National Botanical Garden and the South China National Botanical Garden. With strengthened protection of and international cooperation on rare and endangered species such as the giant panda, the populations of the majority of rare and endangered wild plant and animal species are steadily increasing, and their habitat quality is improving.

      China officially established the first batch of national parks such as Sanjiangyuan National Park, Giant Panda National Park, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, National Park of Hainan Tropical Rainforest and Wuyishan National Park.

      China has also established more than 9,000 nature reserves of different types and at various levels, accounting for about 18 percent of the country's land area. At the same time, China has 15 world natural heritage sites, four natural and cultural heritage sites, 47 global geoparks, and 34 world man and biosphere reserves.

      China makes progress in greenland, biodiversity protection

      China makes progress in greenland, biodiversity protection

      An official with the World Economic Forum (WEF) has stressed the importance of establishing an adaptable mechanism for dialogue and cooperation that allows the global economy to fully benefit from the development potential of new technologies while managing the associated risks.

      Mirek Dusek, one of WEF's managing directors, was speaking on the sidelines of the 2025 WEF Annual Meeting, which commenced in Davos, Switzerland on Monday.

      The five-day event has gathered around 3,000 participants from various regions and industries around the world under the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age," highlighting the need for greater collaboration against a backdrop of rapid technological advancements and global divisions.

      In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Tuesday, Dusek said WEF is monitoring "two big forces" they believe are changing the world economy.

      "On one hand, we are living through quite a unique time in terms of technological advancement and innovation. But on the other hand, of course, we are also tracking forces of fragmentation. We are seeing a more competitive geopolitical landscape, shifting value chains and supply chains, and of course, also social polarization in certain societies around the world," he said.

      With the current uncertainties in the world, Dusek stressed the importance of building a suitable platform for dialogue, and ensuring that such a mechanisms is adaptable to respond to the various challenges.

      "Given the trends that we are seeing in the global economy, in international relations, that function of bridging and dialogue could not be more important. It's very important that we have mechanisms where we can have dialogue and cooperation, and of course,  we also need to be on the front foot of thinking, 'Okay, how do we make sure that the collaborative mechanisms are fit for the 21st century?'" he said, adding that this will be one of the focuses of the current Davos meeting.

       Dusek also emphasized China's vital role in promoting global economic growth and technological development, describing the country as a "key actor" in helping the world transition to a new era of tech-driven development.

      "Everyone understands that we need to be on our front foot, really thinking creatively around how do we relaunch growth that is inclusive, sustainable. But how do we relaunch growth in this new situation for the world economy? And China plays a very important role in that endeavor, on development, on trade, of course, as well. On technology, I mentioned the theme, 'The Intelligent Age'. What we are trying to communicate with that is that there is a huge opportunity around some of these technologies. What is quite special is that it's not only one technology, but we are seeing, at this moment, whole sets of technologies that are going to market and exponentially changing industry and economy. If we have this huge opportunity around these technologies, how do we design [not only] our dialogue mechanisms, but also our collaborative mechanisms to be able to harness these technologies for the benefit of the world economy while taking care of the risks," he said.

      WEF official calls for mechanisms to foster dialogue in new tech era, boost world economy

      WEF official calls for mechanisms to foster dialogue in new tech era, boost world economy

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