North China Desertification Control Programme, Ecological Landscape Restoration in Water Catchment Areas (Miyun) Sub-Project

The project in Beijing and Hebei Province was aimed at functionally improving the water catchment areas in the drainage basin of the Miyun Reservoir (Beijing’s most important water catchment area). During the project, action was taken to ecologically restore watercourses and transform or rehabilitate existing forested areas. The project was also intended to promote mechanisms to sustainably fund environmental services, to improve methods of cooperation between the Beijing forestry and water authorities and the provinces of Beijing and Hebei in their efforts to protect cross-jurisdictional water catchment areas, and to facilitate training measures.