国内英语资讯:China Focus: UN conference ends with world commitment to stop desertification
<p><span word="HOHHOT">HOHHOT</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 15-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ordos">Ordos</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="timelines">timelines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="desertification">desertification</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>-<span word="day">day</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Session">Session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parties">Parties</span> (<span word="COP">COP</span> 13) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Combat">Combat</span> <span word="Desertification">Desertification</span> (<span word="UNCCD">UNCCD</span>) <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Jianlong">Jianlong</span>.</p><p><span word="Desertification">Desertification</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>. <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="degraded">degraded</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="UNCCD">UNCCD</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="averagely">averagely</span> 12 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> 169 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span>, <span word="desertification">desertification</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Forestry">Forestry</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> 112 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> "<span word="land">land</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span> <span word="neutrality">neutrality</span>" <span word="by">by</span> 2030.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="targets">targets</span>.</p><p><span word="UNCCD">UNCCD</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Pradeep">Pradeep</span> <span word="Monga">Monga</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span> <span word="neutrality">neutrality</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="UNCCD">UNCCD</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span> <span word="neutrality">neutrality</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Monga">Monga</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="desertified">desertified</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,400 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="shrinkage">shrinkage</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="forestry">forestry</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p>
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