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January 8, 2018

China is ready to plant 6.6 million ha of forest by 2020

China intends to increase its forest coverage to 23%, by 2020, the State Forestry Administration said.  The Chinese Government plans to plant 6.6 million hectares of forest – an area the size of Ireland – in 2018, a China Daily report stated, on Friday.   "Companies, organizations and talent that specialize in greening work are all welcome to join in the country's massive greening campaign," Zhang Jianlong, chief of State Forestry Administration, said. "Cooperation between government and social capital will be put on the priority list.”  According to China’s State Forestry Administration, the ...

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