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Beijing to complete 8,000-hectare ecological restoration in 2023

Beijing to complete 8,000-hectare ecological restoration in 2023

Beijing will complete ecological restoration of 120,000 mu (8,000 hectares) of land and afforestation of 15,000 mu in 2023, said the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau. This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

The city also plans to add another 200 hectares of urban green space, and its forest coverage rate is expected to reach 44.9% and its urban green coverage rate is expected to reach 49.3% in 2023, according to the bureau.

In 2023, Beijing will add 22 leisure parks and urban forests, and 50 pocket parks and small green areas. Ten new country parks will also be built in areas including the densely populated residential communities of Huilongguan and Tiantongyuan and the Beijing Future Science Park.

Last year, Beijing added 153,000 mu of afforestation and 200 hectares of urban green space. The city's forest coverage rate and the urban green coverage rate reached 44.8% and 49.3%, respectively. Its asset value of forest resources reached ¥907 bln (about $134.9 bln) in 2022.