Following the footsteps of General Secretary: More News | What is a Desertification Country | Land | General Secretary
On the afternoon of June 6, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a forum in Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia, to strengthen the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promote the construction of key ecological projects such as the "three norths." General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: it is necessary to courageously undertake the mission, be not afraid of hardships, and do meritorious service for a long time, strive to create a new miracle of China's desert prevention and control in a new era, build a more solid green barrier in the northern part of the motherland, and make greater achievements in building a beautiful China.
Desertification is a major global ecological problem that affects human survival and development. According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification adopted in June 1994, desertification refers to land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and sub humid arid areas caused by various factors, including climate change and human activities.
The sand control team is planting seedlings in the Yili Ecological Management Area of the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Lei
For a long time, desertification has posed a serious threat to human survival and is the main cause of sandstorm disasters. China is one of the countries with the largest desertification area, the largest affected population, and the most severe sandstorm hazards in the world. There are currently 3.861 billion acres of desertification land in China, affecting the production and daily life of over 400 million people.
For a long time, China has regarded the prevention and control of desertification as an important strategic task and has taken a series of effective measures.
On May 31, 2023, sand control workers were transporting water pipes in the Yili Ecological Management Area of the Kubuqi Desert, preparing to water trees. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Kaiyan
A total of 305 million acres of desertified land have been treated nationwide, with a total area of 27076500 acres of desertified land under lockdown and protection. The treatable rate of desertified land has reached 53.1%, and 41 comprehensive demonstration zones for desertification prevention and control and 99 national desert parks have been established.
This is a photo taken on May 31, 2023 of the Yili Ecological Governance Zone in the Kubuqi Desert. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Kaiyan
The results of the sixth national desertification and desertification survey released at the end of last year showed that the area of desertification and desertification land in China has maintained a "double reduction" for four consecutive monitoring periods, achieving a "double reversal" of desertification and desertification land in all surveyed provinces for the first time.
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