Lu Qi, the Chief Scientist at the Chinese Academy of Forestry, is among the six winners of the 2024 Champions of the Earth Award (地球卫士奖), which is the top environmental prize given by the UN.
卢奇，中国林业科学院首席科学家，荣获2024年地球卫士奖（Champions of the Earth Award），该奖项是联合国颁发的最高环保奖项。
Lu has spent thirty years working on science and rules to help China fix environmental problems and stop deserts from growing. He helped start the biggest tree-planting project in the world, set up research teams and partnered with many experts.
卢奇在帮助中国解决环境问题、遏制沙漠扩展方面，已工作了三十年。他参与启动了世界上最大的植树造林项目，建立了多个研究团队，并与众多专家合作。
By planning and doing big projects like the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, China has protected 538 million acres of decertified land (荒漠化土地)and effectively managed 118 million acres of decertified land.
通过策划和实施像“三北防护林工程”这样的重大项目，中国已经保护了5.38亿亩沙化土地，并有效管理了1.18亿亩沙化土地。
Besides, as the leader of the institute of Great Green Wall, Lu also worked hard to make different countries work together in fighting deserts, land damage and drought.
此外，作为大绿墙研究所的领导者，卢奇还努力推动不同国家共同应对沙漠化、土地退化和干旱问题。
The award shows Lu's outstanding leadership, brave actions and lasting solutions in solving these global challenges.
这一奖项展示了卢奇在解决这些全球性挑战中展现出的卓越领导力、勇敢行动和持久解决方案。
His work has not only protected China's environment but also encouraged scientists and people,especially the younger generation, to take an active part in global environmental protection.
他的工作不仅保护了中国的环境，还激励了科学家和民众，特别是年轻一代，积极参与全球环境保护。
Lu's achievements show that we can protect important natural areas by making good rules, discovering new scientific ideas, being active and using the knowledge of local people.
卢奇的成就表明，通过制定良好的政策、发现新的科学思路、积极行动，并利用当地人民的知识，我们能够保护重要的自然区域。
And he expressed his wish to see more effective and practical methods, thus we can build a greener Earth. His work and the prize he received recently will surely inspire more efforts in environmental protection.
他表达了希望看到更多有效实用方法的愿望，以便建设一个更加绿色的地球。他的工作和最近获得的奖项无疑将激励更多的环保努力。
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Lu Qi, the Chief Scientist at the Chinese Academy of Forestry, is among the six winners of the 2024 Champions of the Earth Award (地球卫士奖), which is the top environmental prize given by the UN.
Lu has spent thirty years working on science and rules to help China fix environmental problems and stop deserts from growing. He helped start the biggest tree-planting project in the world, set up research teams and partnered with many experts.
By planning and doing big projects like the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, China has protected 538 million acres of decertified land (荒漠化土地)and effectively managed 118 million acres of decertified land.
Besides, as the leader of the institute of Great Green Wall, Lu also worked hard to make different countries work together in fighting deserts, land damage and drought.
The award shows Lu's outstanding leadership, brave actions and lasting solutions in solving these global challenges.
His work has not only protected China's environment but also encouraged scientists and people,especially the younger generation, to take an active part in global environmental protection.
Lu's achievements show that we can protect important natural areas by making good rules, discovering new scientific ideas, being active and using the knowledge of local people.
And he expressed his wish to see more effective and practical methods, thus we can build a greener Earth. His work and the prize he received recently will surely inspire more efforts in environmental protection.