In Guiyang, Mother Nature meets high-tech

Cloud technology has been playing a key role in supporting ecological protection efforts in Guizhou province in recent years, according to local officials.

By simply logging onto an app on their digital devices, members of the forestry department in Guiyang, Guizhou province, can record and compare detailed data related to their business - including biodiversity, the amount of forestry coverage, information about old and rare trees and patrol records over the past few years.

Forest fire management and an emergency response system were among the earliest ecological protection efforts in the city using digital technology.