Shanghai Introduces New Tree-planting Method

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Shanghai Introduces New Tree-planting Method

The Shanghai Greening Bureau has invented a new method to make tree-planting a favorable investment for companies, the Workers' Daily reported on Tuesday.

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The Shanghai Greening Bureau has invented a new method to make tree-planting a favorable investmentfor companies, the Workers' Daily reported on Tuesday.

To date, over 50 Shanghai-based companies have registered to join the program which aims to build a 400-meter "green belt" around the municipality covering a total land area of 2,600 hectares.

Bureau chief Hu Yunhua said that, unlike previous programs, tree-planters must first purchase and plant seedlings. After five years, they will have the exclusive right to two-thirds of the trees, on the condition that they have met the planting requirements.

The program requires that 400 seedlings be planted on every mu (one-fifteenth hectare). In five years, about one fourth of these trees must remain to serve as an ecological forest, of which some 85 percent must be arbor trees. As a result, the green coverage rate must be no less than 80 percent.

Hu said the new program could save the government about 6.7 billion yuan (807.23 million US dollars) since it only needs to make an initial investment of 300 million yuan (36.14 million US dollars) to kick off the program.

Reforestation has traditionally been the task of governments, state-owned enterprises and schools, often in response to governmental appeals for voluntary tree-planting. With the enlistment of the private sector, it appears that the Chinese government has found a more efficient and cost-effective manner to restore the country's environment.

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