China ready to further promote green transition: Work Report.

ISLAMABAD -- Upholding the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, China has managed to strike a balance between development and conservation over the past five years and will make consistent efforts to further promote green transition, according to the Government Work Report.

Thanks to the efforts to control multiple pollutants in a coordinated way and across all regions, the country has made significant environmental improvements, the report said.

In cities at and above the prefectural level, air quality was good or excellent, considered to be below 100 on the 0-500 air quality index scale, on 86.5 percent of days over the past five years. This was a 4-percentage-point increase over the period, the report said.

"Black, malodorous water bodies in cities at and above the prefectural level were generally cleaned up," said the report.

The report also included key statistics to demonstrate the achievements China has made in conserving its ecosystems.

Forest coverage has risen to more than 24 percent over the five years, and more than 50 percent of all wetlands are now under protection, it said. The area of land affected by soil erosion, desertification and sandification was reduced by 106,000, 38,000, and 33,000 square kilometers, respectively.

There has also been significant progress in the country's efforts to reach peak carbon...

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