53% of desertified land that can be treated in China has been treated (new data and new insights) Land | Country | China
This paper, Xi'an, June 17th. The reporter learned on the 17th at the 29th World Desertification and Drought Day National Home Commemorative Event: Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has achieved remarkable results in desertification prevention and control. The task of sand control is 20.33 million hectares, 53% of the controllable desertified land has been controlled, and the rule of law, engineering, assessment, policy, technology promotion, investigation and monitoring system has been initially established, we have embarked on a road of sand prevention and control with Chinese characteristics that conforms to the laws of nature and national conditions.
China is one of the countries with the most severe desertification. Through continuous and systematic governance, desertification and desertified land are currently showing a trend of overall improvement and accelerated improvement. The results of the sixth national survey on desertification and desertification showed a net decrease in the area of desertification and desertification land in China for four consecutive monitoring periods. Compared with 2009, the net decrease in desertification land is 50000 square kilometers, and the net decrease in desertification land is 43300 square kilometers. The average vegetation coverage in the sand area has increased by 2.6 percentage points, and the comprehensive vegetation coverage of forests and grasses in the Beijing Tianjin Wind and Sand Source Control Project area has increased from 39.8% to 45.5% over the past 20 years.
The person in charge of relevant departments of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration stated that they will promptly formulate opinions on strengthening comprehensive desertification control and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three North", revise and prepare the overall plan and sixth phase plan of the "Three North" project, improve the funding and policy support system of the "Three North" project, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation with neighboring countries.