国内英语资讯:China Focus: China turns Kubuqi Desert from dust into wealth
<p><span word="HOHHOT">HOHHOT</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 12-- <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> (<span word="UNEP">UNEP</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="greening">greening</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span> <span word="deserts">deserts</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6,250 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kubuqi">Kubuqi</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reclaimed">reclaimed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UNEP">UNEP</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="Covering">Covering</span> <span word="over">over</span> 18,000 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>, <span word="Kubuqi">Kubuqi</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> 800 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span>, "<span word="Eco">Eco</span>-<span word="Restoration">Restoration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span> <span word="Creation">Creation</span>," <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</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="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="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="UNCCD">UNCCD</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kubuqi">Kubuqi</span>, 14.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 24.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (3.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="is">is</span> 18.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>, <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="Referring">Referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Kubuqi">Kubuqi</span> <span word="model">model</span>," <span word="UNEP">UNEP</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Erik">Erik</span> <span word="Solheim">Solheim</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="desertification">desertification</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="alleviation">alleviation</span>.</p><p><span word="Restored">Restored</span> <span word="ecosystems">ecosystems</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="biodiversity">biodiversity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> 349 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="biodiversity">biodiversity</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="total">total</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kubuqi">Kubuqi</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="over">over</span> 500 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100,000 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p>
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