Shotlist FILE: Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Date Unknown 1. Aerial shot of reforestation project underway 2. Various of workers plowing FILE: Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China - 2025 3. Various of workers building straw checkerboards 4. Aerial shot of treatment of barren land with plants FILE: Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Date Unknown 5. Aerial shot of Taklimakan Desert 6. Various of people planting trees on desert FILE: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Date Unknown 7. Various of plants on desert Storyline China has treated over 340,000 square km of land affected by water and soil erosion during the 14th five-year plan period (2021-2025), according to the Ministry of Water Resources. The national efforts have rehabilitated about 116,000 square km of eroded lands, raising the national soil-water conservation rate to over 73 percent, the ministry said. Soil-water conservation rate refers to the proportion of areas with good soil-water conditions to the total land area of a country. The latest figure reflects improved management of soil and water resources nationwide, marking a more harmonious co-existence between man and Nature. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]