Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, March 12 (Reporter Ma Aiping) The 12th is the 46th Arbor Day in my country.

The "Bulletin on China's Land Greening Status in 2023" released by the Office of the National Greening Committee shows that in 2023, the country will complete more than 8 million hectares of land greening tasks.

Among them, 3.998 million hectares were afforestation and 4.379 million hectares were improved by grass planting. Remarkable results were achieved in land greening.

  According to the relevant person in charge of the National Greening Committee Office, voluntary tree planting for all people will be further promoted in 2023, and online and offline activities will be vigorously carried out.

Leading cadres at all levels took the lead in tree planting, and a total of 83,000 cadres and employees from central and state agencies participated in tree planting activities.

The country continues to promote "Internet + National Voluntary Tree Planting". More than 24,000 various due diligence activities have been launched online throughout the year. The online platform has received nearly 440 million visits. More than 1,500 "Internet + National Voluntary Tree Planting" bases have been built. The initial implementation of the annual Responsibility, variety and convenience.

  Over the past year, the land greening campaign has been carried out in a solid manner, and the battle against the Three-North Project has been fully launched.

Our country has organized and implemented 96 "dual" engineering projects and 25 land greening pilot demonstration projects; carried out scientific greening pilot demonstration work in six provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities): Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Chongqing, Sichuan and Ningxia; new water and soil erosion The area under management was 63,000 square kilometers, and 505 ecologically clean small watersheds were constructed; 172 million hectares of natural forest resources were effectively protected, 1.059 million hectares of forest tending tasks were completed, and 181,000 hectares of sustainable forest management pilot tasks were completed.

As of the end of 2023, 22 projects have been started in the three iconic battle areas of the Three-North Project, and 1.223 million hectares of afforestation and grass planting have been completed. The battle for the Three-North Project has achieved a good start.

  According to the above-mentioned person in charge, in the past year, 34,000 hectares of urban green space were built, renovated and upgraded nationwide, 4,128 "pocket parks" were constructed, and 5,325 kilometers of greenways were built; the experience of the "Ten Million Project" was learned and applied to encourage rural trees to be planted "all around" Hechang courtyard is greened, and the village green coverage rate reaches 32.01%.

(Source: Science and Technology Daily)