Afforestation improves environment in NW China's coal-mining subsidence area

STORY: Afforestation improves environment in NW China's coal-mining subsidence area DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of national forest reserves of Pingchuan District　　 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA ZHANQING, Villager of Yu Wanquan village of Pingchuan District 3. various of national forest reserves of Pingchuan District　 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG XINGDUO, Deputy director of Forestry and Grassland Administration of Pingchuan District STORYLINE: Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Pingchuan District of Baiyin City in northwest China's Gansu Province is rich in coal and other resources. In 2018, Pingchuan District was listed as a part of the protection program of the national coal-mining subsidence area. In combination with a local project on mining area restoration in the Yellow River basin and national forest reserves program, the local ecological environment has improved significantly. It has also provided s