# China accelerates Great Green Wall project

https://mins.news/en/item/95816

- CGTN, 2026-10-09 10:02 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-09/China-picks-up-pace-on-Great-Green-Wall-1R6iNSsgNLq/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China has launched a two-year drive to speed up the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, aiming to complete 70% of the work by 2027 and finish in 2030. The forestry administration calls the 2026–2030 plan a crucial period. Over the past three years, 265 million mu of land has been planted, improved or restored.