Ordos gets ecological construction recognition
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2015-11-26
At the 2015 China Forest City Conference, in Anhui province, on Nov 24, the city of Ordos, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region got a “National Forest City” designation, a top award for its greening activities.
The city sits in a arid and semi-arid part of the region and suffered from encroaching desertification and soil erosion, but, after a long, hard period of work, it has a forest covering of 2.24 million hectares, or just over 25 percent of its total and a vegetation coverage rate of 42 percent in its built-up urban area, and green area per capita of almost 33 square meters.
The title of “National Forest City” is used as the top recognition of a city’s ecological development and something that was included in China’s 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020).
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Rong Changping, vice-mayor of Ordos accepts a “National Forest City” award in Anhui province, on Nov 24. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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| Bird-eye’s view of Ordos [Photo/Xinhua] |
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| Bird-eye’s view of Ordos [Photo/Xinhua] |
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