In recent years, as climate change has intensified and the earth's average temperature has continued to rise, Kinmen National Park Headquarters, National Park Service (the Headquarters)has responded to the global net-zero emissions trend. Further to this, on Arbor Day on March 9. Headquarters staff and officers of the Kinmen 4th Corps of the Special Police 7th Headquarters of the National Police Agency, MOI joined hands to plant trees in Zhongshan Forest to reduce carbon and love the earth.
Forests provide essential ecological services, including water conservation, national land security, air purification, climate regulation, and opportunities for landscape recreation. Additionally, owing to the physiological process of photosynthesis, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen. This function turns forests into vital carbon sinks, significantly contributing to the mitigation of carbon emissions and the improvement of global greenhouse gas levels.
When the spring rain comes, using seedlings from the Headquarters’ own nursery to cultivate and plant, colleagues planted about 233 native tree species, including bean pear, camphor tree, Chinese tallow tree, gurgling tree, pittosporum, etc., together doing their part to protect the earth. Headquarters stated that the vast Zhongshan Forest has many trails, rich natural resources and scenery that changes with the four seasons, making it a popular place for leisure activities for Kinmen people and families. In recent years, pine wilt in Zhongshan Forest has been effectively controlled by active prevention and control. In the future, the focus will be on forest arrangement and tree planting to increase the forest coverage rate by selecting appropriate tree species for specific locations, creating multi-layered forests, enhancing the landscape style, restoring Zhongshan Forest's ecological resources, and providing a comfortable and enjoyable recreational environment for the public.