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China gained planted forest cover but natural forests grew more fragmented

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A new study has found that China's large-scale tree planting programmes expanded overall forest cover over three decades, adding 447,500 square kilometres of planted forest. However, researchers found that plantations frequently expanded near the edges of natural forests, leading to increased habitat fragmentation. This fragmentation disrupted connected natural ecosystems, raising ecological concerns despite the headline gains in total forest area. The study also noted a positive finding: China's Natural Forest Protection Program helped slow fragmentation within protected areas.

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