US media: The Biden government wants to plant 1 billion trees in the west of the United States to deal with a large number of trees

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Recently, mountain fires have frequently occurred in the United States, endangering a large number of trees. According to the Associated Press on the 26th, the Biden government announced on Monday that it would plant more than 1 billion trees in the western United States to deal with the problem of a large number of trees death in response to climate change. In recent years, due to climate change, the forest is difficult to grow and heal itself after being burned. In addition to mountain fires, diseases and insect pests and logging are also important reasons for the decrease in forest land in the United States. Data show that in recent years, the total area of ​​afforestation that has not been completed in the United States has reached 1.7 million hectares.

On July 25, local time, a bulldozer near the oak tree near Mali Posa, a bulldozer passed by the firefighters who were cutting vegetation, and they were expanding the fire line.

Last year, the U.S. Congress passed a two -party bill, asking the government to complete the goal of 1.2 billion trees in planting trees in the next 10 years. The Ministry of Agriculture of the United States stated that the amount of trees should be doubled on the basis of existing to meet the new tree planting target requirements. In addition, the area of ​​afforestation of trees must also be increased from 24,000 hectares last year to about 162,000 hectares per year. It is reported that the US Forestry Administration this year has exceeded $ 100 million for the funding for forest recovery. In the next few years, the investment in this field may further increase to US $ 260 million per year. Ironically, the progress of the United States in response to climate change is slow, and it is difficult to implement the relevant government investment. (Zhen Xiang)

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