RT null T1 NBS Good Practices from Chinese Government: Three-North Shelterbelt Program K1 ecological research K1 forest ecology K1 forest ecosystem K1 desertification K1 soil erosion K1 natural disaster K1 climate change YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29511 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29511 NO In order to improve the ecological environment and increase the forest coverage in northwest, north and northeast China, the Chinese government launched the Three-North Shelterbelt Program (TNSP), which covers 13 provinces (autonomous regions or municipalities) across northern China with a total area of 4.069 million km2. A 72-year development plan has been formulated for the TNSP, in which the Program was divided into three stages, aiming at increasing the forest cover from 5.05% to 14.95% in the area. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026