China commits to big upgrade in forest protection by 2035

China plans to expand national forest protection by an area roughly the size of Italy by 2035 as part of a series of environmental commitments for the next decade and a half.

The plan was outlined in guidelines from the State Council and the Communist Party’s Central Committee issued on Tuesday and comes a week after international representatives met in the southwestern city of Kunming to find ways to reverse biodiversity loss.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3153043/china-sets-fresh-conservation-targets-protect-plant-and-animal