Future Prospects

In 2009, the Hulunbuir government planned to invest $1.96 billion to protect the grassland from further deterioration and  “their investment will [would] be channeled into infrastructure construction for ecological protection, grassland upgrading, the construction of a nature reservation, and a monitoring system for ecological security.” The Hulunbuir government then announced that they would spend another $4.35 billion from 2011-2015 in order to restore and protect the grassland. They have also implemented a new regulation requiring those who conduct mining exploration projects to pay a fee for grassland restoration. Instead of stopping coal exploration, a human activity greatly damaging to grassland, the government plans on cleaning up after the coal bases. The government should focus on stopping the problem at its source, but because of incentives from mining tax income, they continue to let companies build coal exploration bases on the grassland ("Hulunbuir").
 

This cycle of damaging and rebuilding may one day permanently damage the land to a point where the quality of the grasslands cannot be restored. Even though the Hulunbuir government plans to protect the grassland, the future of the grassland is still not secure if they do not place their motives aside and work towards truly preserving the environment. 

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Works Cited

"Hulunbuir Invests Billions to Restore Lakes and Pasture." Hulunbuir Invests Billions to Restore Lakes and Pasture. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.china.org.cn/english/2001/Sep/18526.htm>.