百万植树计划会对树木进行长期的养护与监测：志愿者帮助修建树枝，以促进树木的生长；项目组和库伦旗团委合作，让当地的农民和学生参与到监测和养护树木的环节里。在树木成材后，当地的农民将拥有林地的林权。林地调查是监测过程的重要环节，主要是由工作人员实地调查以及无人机技术完成的。通过每年收集数据，百万植树计划能够更好地评估项目的进展情况，例如成活率、降雨量、覆盖率、沙漠化程度、生物多样性、植被结构以及植物群的高度、直径、树冠大小，这些数据可以帮助项目组分析林地的长期长势。

MTP carried out long-term monitoring of forest plots: volunteers can also help to prune and trim the trees, which is critical to promote strong and healthy growth; MTP also works with the Youth League of Kulun Qi to engage local students and farmers to help monitor and maintain the trees. Farmers are licensed to harvest trees that have reached maturity on the condition that they replant on the harvested plot. Forest surveys are a major component of monitoring the reforestation efforts. These are conducted by drone technology as well as by in-field investigations led by our forestry experts. Compiling reams of data year after year allows MTP to evaluate metrics of progress like survival rate, rainfall, coverage, degree of desertification, biodiversity, vegetation structure, height and diameter, and crown size of flora. From these data measurements, MTP can analyze long-term trends in forest health and growth.

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