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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A different poll, conducted by Populus for the pro-smoking group Forest, found that 73% opposed an outright ban; most favoured a compromise of some sort.

另一项由Populus为主张吸烟的组织Forest进行的民意调查发现，73%的人反对直接禁令；多数人赞成一定程度的折衷。

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But smokers' lobby group Forest said there was "no justification" for a ban at all. Director Simon Clark said: "Legislation is a gross overreaction."

西蒙，克拉克主管说，“总体来说，法规是一种过激反应，难道在家也禁止吸烟吗？”

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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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The book and subsequent film are arguably most memorable for their unique depiction of elderly forest-dwelling intellectuals who counter the ban on the printed word by memorizing whole works of literature.

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Earlier this year a total ban on mushroom-collecting was imposed in southern England's New Forest area after an invasion of commercial pickers.

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