What is the significance of planting trees on 20 19 Arbor Day?

What is the specific date of the 20 19 Arbor Day? What's the point of planting trees? There is no doubt that planting trees can improve air quality. Not only that, it can also strengthen the soil. Next, let's look at the date of 20 19 Arbor Day and the significance of planting trees.

When is the Arbor Day in 20 19: Tuesday, March 2, 20 12, the sixth day of the second lunar month.

The purpose of planting trees

Arbor Day is a festival to publicize the protection of trees according to law and organize and mobilize the masses to actively participate in afforestation. According to the length of time, it can be divided into Arbor Day, Tree Planting Week and Tree Planting Month, which is called International Arbor Day. Advocate the importance of stimulating people's enthusiasm for afforestation and protecting the environment through such activities.

Establishment of Arbor Day in Modern China

The modern China Arbor Festival was initiated by forest farmers such as Ling Daoyang, Han An and Joseph Bailie in 15, and was originally set in Tomb-Sweeping Day every year. 1928, the National Government changed Arbor Day to March 12 to commemorate the third anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's death. During the period of 1979 after the founding of new China, at the proposal of the sixth session of the Fifth National People's Congress, it was decided to designate March 12 as the Arbor Day in China.

festival effect

A voluntary tree planting campaign with the largest scale, the largest number of participants and the most remarkable results in the world has been carried out in China for more than 30 years. The whole people have volunteered to plant trees for many years, and they have earnestly fulfilled their obligation to plant trees in Beijing and other places. Statistics show that since the nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign was launched in 1982, the number of people participating in voluntary tree planting in China has exceeded 104 billion, and more than 49.2 billion trees have been planted voluntarily.

The significance of planting trees

The nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign has effectively promoted the improvement of ecological conditions in China. Before the start of this campaign 198 1 year, the forest area in China was17.29 million mu, the standing stock was 1026 billion cubic meters, and the forest coverage rate was 12%. After years of unremitting efforts, the forest area in China reached 2.62 billion mu, the standing stock reached1361800 million cubic meters, and the forest coverage rate increased to 185438+0%. With the world's forest resources decreasing day by day, China has achieved sustained growth of forest resources. The improvement of forest vegetation not only beautifies the homeland, reduces the harm of soil erosion and sandstorm to farmland, but also effectively improves the carbon storage capacity of forest ecosystem.