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Article: CHINA PER CAPITA GREEN AREA HITS 8.98 SQUARE METERS: REPORT.
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- March 13, 2009
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BEIJING, March 13 Asia Pulse - China's green areas in urban areas reached 1.25 million hectares, or 8.98 square meters per capita in 2008, according to a report released by the National Afforestation Committee.
The campaign of voluntary tree planting has sped up the afforestation in urban areas and improved people's living environment.
Statistics show that 540 million people took park in the tree planting campaign and planted 2.31 billion trees in 2008. Altogether 11.52 billion people ...