Ten years on, logging ban in Khingan Mountains in NE China revives natural forests

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Ten years on, logging ban in Khingan Mountains in NE China revives natural forests

STORY: Ten years on, logging ban in Khingan Mountains in NE China revives natural forests SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024/File DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Khingan Mountains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QI YONGGANG, Person in charge of fire prevention in a forest farm in Mohe City 3. various of the Khingan Mountains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHI RUIJUAN, Villager in Beiji Village, Mohe City 5. various of the tourism industry in the Khingan Mountains 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG FUSHENG, Employee, Greater Khingan Forest Industry Group 7. various of agricultural products 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HE XIYAN, Employee, Greater Khingan Forest Industry Group STORYLINE: China's ban on commercial logging in the Khingan Mountains has helped the red pine forest revive its former glory over the past decade. China is home to about 60 percent of the world's red pine trees, with more than half of them scattered in the Lesser Khingan Mo

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