世界森林日

March 21 is the World Forest Day, and  the theme of this year is “Forest Recovery: The Road to Recovery and Well-being”.

森林对我们有多重要？

1. There are nearly 4 billion hectares of forests in the world, and about a quarter of the world’s population depends on them for their livelihood.

2. One quarter of the global increase in greening comes from China, and China’s plantation area is 79,542,800 hectares, which plays a significant role in forest carbon sequestration.

3.中国森林覆盖率由20世纪80年代初的12%提高到目前的23.04%。

4.中国城市人均公园绿地面积由3.45平方米增加到14.8平方米，城乡生活环境总体由黄变绿、由绿变美。

5.“十三五”期间，我国形成了经济林业、木竹加工、生态旅游三大支柱产业，年产值超过万亿元。

6.全国林业和草原部门从建档立卡贫困人口中招聘生态护林员110.2万人，带动300多万人实现脱贫致富。

7.近20年来，我国主要沙尘源区植被状况不断改善，京津风沙源治理项目区森林覆盖率由10.59%提高到18.67%，综合植被覆盖度由39.8%提高到45.5%。