“十四五”期间我国草原生态质量持续改善

Core Viewpoint - During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China has made significant progress in grassland protection and restoration, leading to an overall improvement in grassland ecological quality, marking a historic shift from "overall deterioration" to "overall improvement" since the early 21st century [1] Group 1: Grassland Area and Ecological Quality - China, as a major grassland country, has nearly 4 billion acres of grassland, accounting for about 27% of its territory [1] - The area of degraded grassland has been reduced by nearly 280 million acres, with an average annual control of over 10 million acres of harmful grassland organisms, maintaining a comprehensive vegetation coverage of over 50% [1] Group 2: Regulatory Measures and Legal Actions - The government has strengthened grassland resource supervision, investigating nearly 30,000 cases of grassland destruction and transferring over 1,000 criminal cases to judicial authorities, with a yearly decrease in illegal occupation of grassland cases [1] Group 3: Development of Modern Grass Industry - Over the past five years, China has actively developed the modern grass industry, expanding grass seed production scale and establishing 600,000 acres of grass seed breeding bases, with a supply capacity of perennial ecological grass seeds reaching 25,000 tons annually [1] - The government is accelerating the construction of a modern forage industry system to effectively alleviate the supply bottleneck of grass seeds [1] Group 4: Future Plans - The National Forestry and Grassland Administration will continue to implement integrated protection and systematic governance of mountains, waters, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, promoting grassland protection, restoration, rational use, and grass industry development [1] - There will be a sustained effort to reduce the area of degraded grassland, enhance self-sufficiency in grass seed production, and develop a robust modern grass industry to improve the diversity, stability, and sustainability of grassland ecosystems [1]