{
  "id": 11854423,
  "title": "In 2003, China planted native tree patches along a degraded riverbank; 20 years later, they held 19-30% of a rainforest's diversity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/in-2003-china-planted-native-tree-patches-along-a-degraded-riverbank",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-04T05:08:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-2003-china-planted-native-tree-patches-along-a-degraded-riverbank-20-years-later-they-held-19-30-of-a-rainforests-diversity-101791019707296.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2003, China planted tree patches along a degraded river. By 2023, forest cover was up 36%, but diversity and biomass sat at 19-30% of a rainforest's.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}