京畿省份河北因環繞京津而成為其阻擋風沙的綠色屏障。當下正值北方大風揚沙季節，造林阻沙再成民眾關切話題。河北省林業廳10日表示，該省自南向北正掀起造林綠化新高潮，今年將完成義務植樹1億株，總造林420萬畝。
Shijiazhuang (CNS) -- North China's Hebei province will plant 100 million trees this year to better shelter Beijing and Tianjin against sandstorms, the provincial forestry bureau said on Sunday.
Liu Fengting, deputy director of the bureau, said 120 million trees were planted last year and 648 new bases for tree-planting have been established, with an area of 197, 000 mu (about 13,133 hectares).
Areas of sandification and desertification in the province have been reduced by 4.17 and 2.7 million mu respectively in the past five years, ranking first and second nationwide, Liu said.
A total area of 4.2 million mu of trees will be planted this year, he said, adding that residents have a duty to plant trees for a better environment.
Liu also vowed to intensify forest planting efforts by increasing "green bases" and attracting more investment.
Reports said that by 2015 the province will have 87 million mu of forest, a coverage rate of 31 percent.
京畿省份河北因環繞京津而成為其阻擋風沙的綠色屏障。當下正值北方大風揚沙季節，造林阻沙再成民眾關切話題。河北省林業廳10日表示，該省自南向北正掀起造林綠化新高潮，今年將完成義務植樹1億株，總造林420萬畝。
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