A total of 66,700 hectares of forests will be added in the Yellow River delta in east China's Shandong Province in the coming six years.
Sources say that trees will be planted on the newly added land due to silt accumulation since 1934, raising the afforestation rate to 30 percent from currently 12 percent. The project will cost 284 million yuan (about 34 million US dollars).
Authorities note that the project will greatly improve the ecological environment and push forward the social and economic development in the delta.
The Yellow River delta, one of the three largest river deltas in China, boasts rich resources, including oil and natural gas.
