China returns more than 24 mln ha of farmland to forest

时间：2007-08-27 06:45:45

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Beijing, August 26 - China has returned more than 24 million hectares of farmlands to forests since 1999, Xinhua learnt from a national conference on forestry1 work held on Saturday.

 

China started the nationwide campaign of returning farmlands to forests in 2000, involving 124 million farmers of more than 32 million households in 25 provincial2 areas.

 

The campaign has contributed to more than 60 percent of the country's newly-made forest areas in recent years, according to the conference.

 

Farmers who were affected3 by the campaign had also received subsidies4 and grains, with subsidies accounting5 for almost ten percent of farmers' average annual income.

 

The government will earmark another 200 billion yuan (about 26 billion U.S. dollars) to the campaign in the coming years, making the total investment reach 4.3 trillion yuan.

 

A special fund will also be established to consolidate6 the achievements of the campaign.

 

China has planted 53.3 million hectares of forests in the past 58 years,more than any other country in the world, with forestry coverage7 rate rising from 8.6 percent to 18.2 percent, according to the State Forestry Administration.

 

China will continue implementing8 key projects in forestation, including returning farmlands to forests and grasslands9 and preserving natural forests, with the aim of increasing forestry coverage to 20 percent by 2010.

 
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1 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
2 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
3 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
4 subsidies 84c7dc8329c19e43d3437248757e572c     
n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
  • Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 accounting nzSzsY     
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
  • A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
  • There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
6 consolidate XYkyV     
v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并
参考例句：
  • The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
  • The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。
7 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
8 implementing be68540dfa000a0fb38be40d32259215     
v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
  • -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句
9 grasslands 72179cad53224d2f605476ff67a1d94c     
n.草原，牧场( grassland的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来，种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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