From the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" to setting "dual carbon" goals, these efforts have increased China's forest coverage and improved ecological resilience, demonstrating the country's leadership in global environmental protection.

In 2024, China planted 4.45 million hectares of trees, raising the country's forest coverage to over 25 percent, with total forest stock volume exceeding 20 billion cubic meters. China has cumulatively afforested over 773 million hectares, making China the country with the largest increase in green coverage globally.

Grass grids along the highway through the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG

The proportion of days with good air quality nationwide reached 87.2 percent, and the proportion of surface water sections with good quality reached 90.4 percent. Additionally, 3.22 million hectares of grasslands were restored, and 2.78 million hectares of desertified and rocky desertification land were treated. A "green belt" stretching over 3,000 kilometers encircles the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.