A total of 17.5 billion people participated in planting more than 78 billion trees

　　40 years ago today, on December 13, 1981, the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress passed the "Resolution on Carrying out the National Voluntary Tree Planting Campaign", making tree planting and afforestation and greening of the motherland a citizen’s life. Statutory obligations.

In the past 40 years, the people of the whole country have actively participated, and the voluntary tree planting of the whole people has achieved remarkable results.

　　Right now is the time for tree planting in winter. At the voluntary tree planting point in Xiaowang Village, Jing County, Hebei Province, a group of three or five people will shovel the soil with a spade, lift the seedlings into the pit, water the bucket, and plant a tree of saplings.

　　As the country's greening activities continue to deepen, Jingxian encourages and advocates the broad masses of the people to participate in voluntary tree planting activities through direct tree planting, plant recognition, and voluntary services.

Over the past 40 years, a total of 12.2 million people in the county have participated in voluntary tree planting, and more than 61 million trees have been planted.

　　Wang Chao, a villager in Xiaowang Village, Jingzhou Town, Jingxian County, Hebei Province: I have been participating in voluntary tree planting for 12 years. I feel that this activity is particularly meaningful. Watching the small trees I plant grow up day by day, I have a sense of accomplishment.

　　In the whole country, up to now, a total of 17.5 billion citizens of the right age have participated in voluntary tree planting, and more than 78 billion trees have been planted. This has made major contributions to rallying the power of the whole people for the greening of the country, actively responding to climate change, and building an ecological civilization and a beautiful China.

　　Zhang Wei, Director of the Department of Ecological Protection and Restoration of the National Forestry and Grass Administration: Carrying out voluntary tree planting for the whole people has effectively promoted the growth of my country's forest resources, and increased the forest coverage rate in my country from 12% in the early 1980s to 23.04%, and the forest stock volume The increase from 9.028 billion cubic meters to 17.56 billion cubic meters has made my country the country with the largest increase in global forest resources and the largest area of ​​planted forests.

Raise the ecological awareness of the whole people and promote the obvious improvement of the ecological environment

　　Through voluntary tree planting, the ecological awareness of the whole people has been raised.

The public's enthusiasm for participating in tree planting and afforestation and building beautiful homes is unprecedentedly high, which has promoted significant improvement of the urban and rural ecological environment.

　　In the Chuanhui District of Zhoukou, Henan, hundreds of government officials and the masses are participating in voluntary tree planting activities at the tree planting site in Zhoukou Forest Park.

This time, the voluntary tree planting is about 120 acres, and the varieties include Luan Shu, Fatong, Ligustrum lucidum and other trees suitable for winter planting.

　　Zhoukou Forest Park, which covers an area of ​​5,000 mu, is located in the old course of the Yellow River and was originally a windy sandy land in the city.

In order to improve the urban ecological environment, Zhoukou City has carried out large-scale afforestation here for many years.

Through the greening of the country, the former sandy land has become a natural ecological garden integrating ecological landscape, outdoor recreation, and education and science.

　　Ji Qinghui, a citizen of Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City, Henan Province: When I came to the forest park, I saw that the environment was very good, the air was very fresh, and the mood was naturally very beautiful.

　　Not only in cities, but through voluntary tree planting, the rural environment has also undergone significant changes.

　　In Maji Village, the National Forest Village of Tongshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, although it is winter, the trees in the village are shaded by the trees. The deciduous cedar by the lake, the apricot forest on the hillside, and the green pine on the mountain are still colorful and full of vitality, like a beautiful landscape painting.

　　Tao Hongbo, Forestry Station Director of Tongshan District, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province: In voluntary tree planting, we have shifted from the initial pursuit of fast-growing single species to focus on the quality of forest species, and now we are promoting diversified economic tree species to increase farmers’ income.

Promote native tree species to keep homesickness.

Promote colorful tree species to pretend to be rural.

　　Through continuous voluntary tree planting, the green coverage rate of urban built-up areas across the country has increased from 10.1% in the early 1980s to 41.11% now, and the per capita green area of ​​parks has increased from 3.45 square meters in the early 1980s to the current 14.8 square meters.

From the center to the local, from the city to the village, the barren hills are covered with green clothing, and the deserts are turned into oasis. The greening and beautification of courtyards, streets, and villages are changing with each passing day, and the overall transformation from yellow to green and from green to beautiful has been realized.

Determine the focus of work to promote the healthy development of voluntary tree planting for the whole people

　　Regarding the next development of voluntary tree planting by the whole people, the relevant person in charge of the National Forestry and Grass Administration stated that he will determine the focus of work and promote the healthy development of voluntary tree planting by the whole people.

　　The first is to improve the laws and regulations, amend the "Measures of the State Council on the Implementation of the National Compulsory Tree Planting Campaign", and accelerate the legislative process of national voluntary tree planting.

Establish and improve the four aspects of the system and methods of voluntary tree planting due diligence, base construction, project management, and statistical assessment, and strengthen the standardized and institutionalized construction of voluntary tree planting work.

　　Zhang Wei, Director of the Department of Ecological Protection and Restoration of the National Forestry and Grass Administration: Second, it is to build a comprehensive service platform for voluntary tree planting services for all citizens, enrich our current forms of due diligence, and launch a batch of voluntary tree planting due diligence projects through the Internet to facilitate the people to perform their duties nearby , Diverse and conscientious.

　　In order to facilitate the public to better participate in voluntary tree planting for the whole people, accelerate the construction of various types of voluntary tree planting bases at all levels, vigorously promote the eight types of due diligence such as afforestation and greening, nurturing, management, and adoption, donations and materials, and voluntary services, and promote "cloud tree planting" The new model of "on-code due diligence" makes "full year due diligence, diverse due diligence, convenient due diligence" the norm.

　　In addition, strengthen the dissemination of ecological knowledge, promote the concept of ecological civilization, raise the awareness of the whole people to love, plant, protect, and rejuvenate green, and strive to create a strong atmosphere for the support of the whole society and participation in voluntary tree planting.