China on Wednesday released its national ecological protection and restoration bulletin, marking the first time that China made a comprehensive report on its ecological restoration efforts in such a form.
The bulletin includes five key sections, namely, the practices, and mechanisms, of national ecological protection and restoration; the evaluations, and actions, on territorial and spatial ecology restoration; and China's contributions to a green Earth.
This bulletin has integrated the fundamental conditions of China's land and sea ecosystems, reflected the significant achievements of national ecological restoration efforts, and showcased the important accomplishments in ecological civilization construction
In addition, it fully illustrated the critical role of ecological protection and restoration in building a beautiful China characterized by harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.
"The release of the bulletin helps raise social awareness of ecological protection, foster the strength needed for achieving modernization based on harmony between humanity and nature, and enhancing international consensus on global ecological civilization development," said Wang Lei, director of the Department of Territorial and Spatial Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources.
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Russia said on Wednesday its forces had taken control of two more settlements in Ukraine's Donetsk region, while Ukraine reported on the same day that its military had hit multiple Russian targets along the active front lines.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a briefing that the Russian army had liberated the villages of Maksimovka and Antonovka in Donetsk over the past 24 hours.
Russian troops had repelled multiple Ukrainian attacks and launched several offensives in the directions of Kharkov, Avdeyevka, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, the ministry said.
Russia's air defense systems had shot down a MiG-29 warplane and 23 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian air force, it said.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 99 battles on the front lines as of Wednesday afternoon, with the most intense fighting taking place in the directions of Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo.
Over the past day, Ukraine's air force, missile force and artillery units had attacked multiple Russian military personnel, weapons and military equipment concentration areas, command posts, field ammunition depots and drone control centers, the Ukrainian side said.
Russia seizes 2 more settlements in Ukraine's Donetsk region, while Ukraine hits multiple Russian targets
Russia seizes 2 more settlements in Ukraine's Donetsk region, while Ukraine hits multiple Russian targets
