The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is held in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh from Nov 6 to 18. [Photo/WeChat account: huzhoufabu]

Huzhou's Anji county recently showcased its efforts in using bamboos to tackle climate change at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Anji has set up a trading platform that allows enterprises and farmers to redeem rewards for planting bamboo, which is considered an effective carbon sink and an important nature-based approach to mitigating global warming.

Involving the use of 58,000 hectares of bamboo forest as a carbon sink, the program in the county can also help landowners earn an additional 14.6 million yuan ($2.08 million) a year in income, local authorities said.

Anji has an afforestation rate of more than 70 percent and has been conferred with numerous honors that recognize its well-preserved ecology.

In 2012, Anji became the nation's first county to receive the UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award.

Also known as the hometown of bamboo in China, Anji boasts 1.01 million mu  (67,333 hectares) of bamboo forests, including 870,000 mu of moso bamboo.

The county now has more than 3,000 kinds of bamboo products that serve as more sustainable alternatives to those made with wood, plastic, and steel.