Afforestation

CGTN: China steps up tree-planting efforts to reduce carbon emissions

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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BEIJING, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China is intensifying efforts to plant trees nationwide as it strives to honor its pledges to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

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  • BEIJING, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China is intensifying efforts to plant trees nationwide as it strives to honor its pledges to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
  • China designated March 12 as the National Tree-Planting Day in 1979.
  • In recent years, China made pledges to peak emissions of carbon dioxide before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
  • Afforestation plays a crucial role in turning these ideas into reality, as carbon sinks, like forests and grasslands, absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Rouge National Urban Park Home to First of Canada's 2 Billion Trees

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Monday, May 17, 2021
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b'TORONTO, May 17, 2021 /CNW/ -Forests Ontario, with Parks Canada and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), is planting the first trees to take root under the federal government\'s 2 Billion Trees program.

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  • b'TORONTO, May 17, 2021 /CNW/ -Forests Ontario, with Parks Canada and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), is planting the first trees to take root under the federal government\'s 2 Billion Trees program.
  • These trees are a first step towards a national planting target of two billion trees over the next decade.\nThe 26,000 new trees being planted in 2021 by Forests Ontario and partners will help restore riparian buffers and wetlands, improve habitat connectivity, fix carbon, and enrich agricultural soils in Rouge National Urban Park the largest urban park of its kind in North America.
  • Forests Ontario, Parks Canada, and TRCA have plans for further large-scale afforestation plantings at the park next year.\n"Parks Canada is proud to work closely with Forests Ontario and the TRCA to plant 26,000 trees in Rouge National Urban Park this spring.
  • Additionally, these trees will support Parks Canada in carrying out its 10-year Management Plan for Rouge National Urban Park, a primary goal of which is to create and restore 30 hectares of forest by 2022.