Over the past 20 years, China's forest cover has grown from around 12 percent to more than 18 percent through a concerted reforestation program and a ban on logging across vast areas of the country.

在过去20年，中国通过统一的植树造林规划和大面积天然林禁伐，使森林覆被率从12%增加到18%以上。

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As we waited, a truck came out of the reserve piled high with bamboo, in contravention of a court ban on logging.

等待时，一辆满载竹子的大货车驶出了保护区，而当地法院早就禁止在保护区内砍伐树木。

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In 1998, China revised its Forest Law by imposing a logging ban on forests in natural reserves.

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He is right: despite restrictions on felling trees and a ban on transporting timber, proof of illegal logging is easy to find.

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