Xinjiang sets global pace in desert containment
3 months, 1 week ago

Xinjiang sets global pace in desert containment

China Daily  

An event promoting desertification control efforts by the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is held during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. As a key area for combating desertification, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is committed to exploring and implementing methods that will serve as an example nationwide and contribute to China's ecological security, Zhang Zhigang, Party chief of the Xinjiang Forestry and Grassland Bureau, said at a UN conference on the subject earlier this month. This year, Xinjiang finished construction of a 3,046-kilometer green barrier around the edge of the Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting sand desert in the world. "High-tech desert control products and technologies have undoubtedly provided new ideas and options for ecological restoration and governance in Xinjiang," Zhang said.

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China presented commemorative plaque on 30th anniversary of joining UN body
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

China presented commemorative plaque on 30th anniversary of joining UN body

China Daily  

Osama lbrahim Fageeha, deputy minister for Environment of Saudi Arabia, praises China's achievements in sand control. Tang Fanglin, deputy director of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said that the Chinese government has always attached great importance to desertification and land degradation control, implementing key ecological projects such as the Three-North Shelterbelt Program, returning farmland to forests and grasslands projects, …

China presented commemorative plaque on 30th anniversary of joining UN body
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

China presented commemorative plaque on 30th anniversary of joining UN body

China Daily  

Osama lbrahim Fageeha, deputy minister for Environment of Saudi Arabia, praises China's achievements in sand control. Tang Fanglin, deputy director of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said that the Chinese government has always attached great importance to desertification and land degradation control, implementing key ecological projects such as the Three-North Shelterbelt Program, returning farmland to forests and grasslands projects, …

Fixing the sands
4 months ago

Fixing the sands

China Daily  

After reclaiming farmland in Fengzhuang town of Pengyang county in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the once barren mountains are transformed into a beautiful scene of green slopes. YANG JUHUI/FOR CHINA DAILY China, one of the countries with the severest desertification, has made significant progress in curbing the expansion of deserts after decades of relentless efforts, taking the lead globally to …

China is turning its largest desert into a forest: Here's how
4 months ago

China is turning its largest desert into a forest: Here's how

India Today  

China has achieved a significant milestone in its battle against desertification by completing a 3,046 km sand-blocking green belt around the Taklimakan Desert. This achievement, finalised on Thursday morning, is part of the world’s largest afforestation initiative aimed at combating desertification across northwest, north, and northeast China. China finished encircling the country's largest desert, the #TaklimakanDesert, with a sand-blocking green …

Nation's resolve to remain firm in fighting desertification
4 months ago

Nation's resolve to remain firm in fighting desertification

China Daily  

An aerial drone photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows tree seedlings planted at an afforestation area in the Horqin sandy land in Tongliao city, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. "As a global model for desertification control, we will thoroughly implement President Xi Jinping's important initiative to improve global ecological governance and build an eco-friendly world economy, extensively engage …

Fixing the sands
4 months ago

Fixing the sands

China Daily  

After reclaiming farmland in Fengzhuang town of Pengyang county in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the once barren mountains are transformed into a beautiful scene of green slopes. YANG JUHUI/FOR CHINA DAILY China, one of the countries with the severest desertification, has made significant progress in curbing the expansion of deserts after decades of relentless efforts, taking the lead globally to …

China's 53% of desertified land is under control
4 months ago

China's 53% of desertified land is under control

China Daily  

China achieves the world's first "zero growth" in land degradation and a "dual reduction" in desertified and sandified land, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced at a news conference on Monday. Fifty-three percent of China's treatable desertified land has been managed, achieving the world's first "zero growth" in land degradation and a "dual reduction" in desertified and sand-covered land, …

Green Oasis Takes Shape in Xinjiang Desert: A Journey Through a Reborn Landscape
5 months ago

Green Oasis Takes Shape in Xinjiang Desert: A Journey Through a Reborn Landscape

China Daily  

Green efforts in Xinjiang have transformed the barren desert landscape into a vibrant green city. The desert corps has been instrumental in this transformation, investing in artificial afforestation and ecological restoration projects that have increased the forest coverage rate and green space in built-up areas. The result is a thriving city that attracts tourists and offers a glimpse into a …

Anti-desertification efforts to drive environmental security
1 year, 9 months ago

Anti-desertification efforts to drive environmental security

China Daily  

A farmer plows land ready for sweetvetch shrubs to be planted in the Tengger Desert, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. SURINA/FOR CHINA DAILY Essential tasks Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with officials after a fact-finding trip to Inner Mongolia's Bayannuur, President Xi Jinping said the strengthening of efforts to fight desertification and move forward with key projects, such as the …

Xi calls for further tackling desertification
1 year, 9 months ago

Xi calls for further tackling desertification

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping has highlighted the significance of strengthening desertification control and prevention to develop an even stronger green shield in the nation's northern regions and secure greater outcomes in building a beautiful China. Speaking during a meeting with officials on Tuesday in Bayannuur in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party …

Unlocking the key to Kubuqi's success in eco-restoration[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 6 months ago

Unlocking the key to Kubuqi's success in eco-restoration[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The outdoor scene of the Kubuqi Desert Ecological Science and Technology Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Sept 20, 2017. The Kubuqi Desert, the once-barren land in the Ordos Plateau, is turning into an oasis - after three decades of efforts in desertification control. But with the coordinated efforts of local government and enterprises, the participation of farmers and …

Turning deserts into opportunities
7 years, 7 months ago

Turning deserts into opportunities

China Daily  

The 562-kilometer road connecting Urumqi and Hotan, which once was plagued by problems caused by the sand, now has desert plants as protection. However, desertification has been controlled by more than one-third in the 180,000-square-kilometer Kubuqi Desert, the seventh-largest in China, and the 750-sq-km Saihanba Desert thanks to the anti-desertification campaign launched in the 1960s. The authorities pay special attention …

Saving China from 'cancer of the Earth'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

Saving China from 'cancer of the Earth'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A bird's-eye view of Babusha, a large sand dune on the southern edge of the Tengger desert in Northwest China. The government is promoting measures to eradicate desertification, one of the most-pressing problems facing China's western regions, and looking to reclaim vast areas of land. In the 1970s, Babusha, an enormous sand dune on the southern edge of the Tengger …

Saving China from 'cancer of the Earth'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

Saving China from 'cancer of the Earth'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A bird's-eye view of Babusha, a large sand dune on the southern edge of the Tengger desert in Northwest China. The government is promoting measures to eradicate desertification, one of the most-pressing problems facing China's western regions, and looking to reclaim vast areas of land. In the 1970s, Babusha, an enormous sand dune on the southern edge of the Tengger …

Saving China from 'cancer of the Earth'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

Saving China from 'cancer of the Earth'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A bird's-eye view of Babusha, a large sand dune on the southern edge of the Tengger desert in Northwest China. The government is promoting measures to eradicate desertification, one of the most-pressing problems facing China's western regions, and looking to reclaim vast areas of land. In the 1970s, Babusha, an enormous sand dune on the southern edge of the Tengger …

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