These programs pay growers for capturing carbon by planting cover crops and reducing soil tillage.

这些项目向农民支付费用，让他们种植覆盖作物，减少土壤耕种来进行碳捕获。

The government says the area has lost more than 105,000 square kilometers of its native plant cover since 2008.

政府表示，自 2008 年以来，该地区已经失去了超过 105,000 平方公里的原生植物覆盖。