Since 1978 China has established ten forest ecological projects,with a scheduled afforestation area of 120 million hectares -- aimed mainly at protecting and improving the natural eco-environment and realizing the sustainable use of natural resources.

• 从1978年起，中国先后确立了以保护和改善自然生态环境、实现资源永续利用为主要目标的十大林业生态工程，计划造林1，200万公顷。