BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- South China's Hainan Province will launch a campaign of ecological restoration in cities from 2018 to 2020, according to a work plan released by the provincial authority on Tuesday.
According to the plan, Hainan will, through the campaign, solve the problems of environmental quality degradation, spatial disorder, historical and cultural heritage damage in the old urban areas, and repair damaged mountains, rivers, wetlands, vegetation, etc. in a planned and systematic manner.
Efforts will be made to prevent air pollution, strengthen soil environmental risk management, improve urban functions, and renovate the urban environment, said the province.
The province aims to fully restore its natural ecosystems and achieve big progress in construction of a resource-saving and environment-friendly society in 2020. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, hupingchao@xinhua.org)