An autumnal view of the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Huairou, Beijing. [Photo by SONG YU/FOR CHINA DAILY]

Beijing government will increase its forest coverage rate and restore wetlands to build the capital into a "park city", a guideline draft for the city's next five-year plan said on Jan. 24.

1月24日，北京市“十四五”规划纲要草案称，北京市政府将增加森林覆盖率，恢复湿地，把首都建设成为一个“公园城市”。

By 2025, Beijing will achieve a forest coverage rate of 45 percent, up from 44.4 percent in 2020, and ensure 16.7 square meters of green areas in parks for each citizen, the draft said.

草案称，到2025年，北京的森林覆盖率将从2020年的44.4%提高到45%，并确保公民人均拥有16.7平方米的公园绿地。

Previously, China's forestry and grassland authority had vowed to increase the country's forest coverage rate to 24.1 percent in the next five years.

此前，国家林业和草原局曾表示，力争到2025年全国森林覆盖率达到24.1%。

According to statistics released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, China's forest carbon reserve has reached 9.2 billion tonnes, representing an increase of over 200 million tonnes on average each year, which is equivalent to a carbon sink of 700 million to 800 million tonnes.

国家林草局的数据显示，中国的森林碳储量已经达到92亿吨，平均每年增加2亿吨以上，相当于7亿到8亿吨的碳汇。

With the expansion of forest area and the increase of forest stock, forest carbon sinks will gradually increase, helping the country cope with climate change and reach its carbon neutral target.

随着森林面积的扩大和森林存量的增加，中国的森林碳汇将逐渐增加，有助于中国应对气候变化，实现碳中和目标。

green development   绿色发展

green recovery  绿色复苏

low-carbon development  低碳发展 （请戳往期链接）

carbon neutrality  碳中和 （请戳往期链接）

carbon sink   碳汇

ecological civilization  生态文明  （请戳往期链接）

Collected and edited by Lv Yun

Source: Xinhua, China Daily

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