[batavia-news] China to fight pollution in economic overhaul + Chinese battle to make land fertile again

 

 

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China to fight pollution in economic overhaul

As smog reaches dangerous levels and public concern grows, Beijing says it will tackle pollution. Last updated: 06 Mar 2014 07:05

China has announced plans to increase its growth rate and raise its defence budget at the annual parliament session in Beijing. But one of the most pressing tasks facing legislators is tackling pollution. As smog reaches dangerous levels in the capital and other cities, environmental issues are causing China's public major concern. The government fears any discontent that could compromise stability. Al Jazeera's Rob mcbride reports from Hebei Province. +++++ http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia-pacific/2014/04/chinese-battle-make-land-fertile-again-201441934226276246.html   Chinese battle to make land fertile again As pollution takes its toll on the environment, Beijing is now supporting numerous projects to find solutions. Last updated: 19 Apr 2014 09:43   People in China are increasingly having to deal with the environmental cost of their rapid economic growth. A government report says nearly one-fifth of farmland in mainland China is polluted. The report was based on a study undertaken from April 2005 to last December on more than 2.4 million square miles of land across the country. The study says 16.1 percent of China's soil and 19.4 percent of its arable land is contaminated. It says heavy metals cadmium, nickel and arsenic are the top pollutants. The report blames industrial and agricultural activities - things like factory waste, the improper use of fertilizers and pesticides, and irrigating land with polluted water. Hunan Province, in central China, has some of the worst soil pollution and is also one of the country's top metal producers. It is also a large rice-growing area, and produced 16 percent of the country's crop in 2012. As pollution in the air, water and land takes its toll, the government is now supporting numerous projects to find solutions. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Zhejian Province, in eastern China, about a scientist looking to make the land fertile once more.

 

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