INa2005NewYorkTunesreporttitled:'ChinaIsBrightSpotinDarkReportontheWorld'sDiminishingForests,'Ms.MetteL.Wilkie,forestofficeroftheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO),wasquotedassaying:'Asialostabout3,000squaremilesofforestayearinthe90s,butgainednearly4,000annuallysince2000.AlmostallofthatchangehasoccurredbecauseofChina'snewforestpolicy.'ThearticleconcludedthatwidespreadtreeplantinginChinahasslowedtherateatwhichtheearth'sforestedlandisdwindling.Sowhat'sbeenhappeningontheground?
