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4.8 Mln Hectares of Trees Planted in 2004

China planted 4.8 million hectares of trees in six major forestry projects in 2004, accounting for 86 percent of its afforested area of the year, according to a bulletin publicized by the State Forestry Bureau on Saturday.

 

The Chinese government invested 35.1 billion yuan (about US$4.3 billion) in the forestation projects in 2004, the bulletin said.

 

A total of 25.32 million hectares of trees have been added thanks to the nationwide projects launched in 1998, which have cost 126.4 billion yuan (about US$15.6 billion), it said.

 

The projects will cost more than 700 billion yuan (about US$86.3 billion) and cover over 97 percent of counties across the country.

 

(Xinhua News Agency July 24, 2005)

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