Beijing's forest coverage rate to reach 45 percent in 2025
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's capital city will continue to increase its green space, aiming to raise the forest coverage rate to 45 percent by 2025, the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau has said.
Beijing has planned to add 200 hectares of parkland while building another 1,000 kilometers of greenway in 2025, said Lin Jinwen, deputy director of the bureau.
Official figures showed that the