CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SAND CONTROL-PROGRESS (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SAND CONTROL-PROGRESS (CN)

(230714) -- HOHHOT, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers plant trees in Hunshandake Sandland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 22, 2023. North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has made substantial progress in sand control over the past 10 years, according to a seminar held on Friday. TO GO WITH "China's Inner Mongolia reports progress in sand control" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

China's Inner Mongolia to pool 100 mln yuan for major sandland afforestation

China's Inner Mongolia plans to invest over 14 million USD of social funds to further improve biodiversity of the Hunshandake Sandland in the next three years.

China's Inner Mongolia to pool 100 mln yuan for major sandland afforestation

STORY: China's Inner Mongolia to pool 100 mln yuan for major sandland afforestation DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hunshandake Sandland 2. various of people planting trees and grasses STORYLINE: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region plans to invest 100 million yuan (about 14.48 million U.S. dollars) of social funds to further improve local biodiversity of the Hunshandake Sandland in the next three years. Merely 180 km away from Beijing and among China's four major sandy areas, the Hunshandake Sandland has a fragile ecological environment due to natural causes and human activities, with its grassland vegetation coverage decreased, causing frequent dusty and sandstorm weather. In 2018, China initiated a pilot afforestation project in the sandland. According to the regional forestry and grassland department, all sectors of society, including enterprises, will combine to donate 100 million yuan in the coming three years to

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TREE-PLANTING (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TREE-PLANTING (CN)

(230423) -- INNER MONGOLIA, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers plant trees in the Hunshandake Sandland, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 22, 2023. TO GO WITH "Inner Mongolia ranks first in China in afforestation" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)