Sanjiangyuan, an
area of China's Northwestern Qinghai province, contains the headwaters of three
great rivers of Asia: the Yellow, the Yangtze, and the Mekong, Feb 27, 2018.
[Photo/VCG]
XINING -- The
latest monitoring data has shown that China's Sanjiangyuan National Park has
seen increased vegetation coverage in recent years.
Sanjiangyuan
National Park, also known as the Three-River-Source National Park, is home to
the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers.
Climate changing
and human activities have caused environmental degradation in the park area
since the 1970s.
A recent report
released by the park said many types of vegetation in the park have been
increasing and the ecological environment has become better since the
government injected more than 10 billion yuan (1.5 billion U.S. dollars) into
environmental protection and restoration.
The grassland vegetation
cover increased by 27 percent in 2018 and the sward height grew 0.8 centimeters
higher, compared with 2017.
Vegetation
coverage on sandy soil rose by 2 percent, according to the report.
The Sanjiangyuan
National Park started trial operation in 2016 and is set to open in 2020.