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Xinjiang sets global pace in desert containment

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 …

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1 week, 3 days ago

COP16 China Pavilion highlight desertification success stories

China Daily

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from Dec 2 to 13. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification culminated on Friday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. They organized the first meeting of the China-Arab National Cooperation Center …

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1 week, 3 days ago

COP16 China Pavilion highlight desertification success stories

China Daily

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from Dec 2 to 13. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification culminated on Friday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. They organized the first meeting of the China-Arab National Cooperation Center …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Saudi-hosted UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought

Al Jazeera

A future global drought regime is now planned to be completed at COP17 in Mongolia in 2026. The biennial talks have attempted to create strong global mandates on climate change, requiring nations to fund early warning systems and build resilient infrastructure in poorer countries, particularly in Africa. A news release stated that the parties – 196 countries and the European …

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1 week, 3 days ago

COP16 China Pavilion highlight desertification success stories

China Daily

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from Dec 2 to 13. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification culminated on Friday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. They organized the first meeting of the China-Arab National Cooperation Center …

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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, …

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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 Land

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Nation's anti-desertification experience seen as inspiring

China Daily

Workers unload stacks of straw for use in sand-fixation to fight desertification at the edge of a desert in Minqin county, Gansu province, in November. ZHANG ZHIMIN/XINHUA Goji berries from the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, raisins and walnuts from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and other economic crops grown in the desert have been highly welcomed by people from around …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

China lauded for combating desertification

China Daily

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene visits the China Pavilion during COP 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. Chinese people have developed various methods to fight desertification — including creating the straw checkboard barrier-fixing sand dune, conducting aerial seeding and closing sandy areas for revegetation — overcoming technical challenges in the restoration of forests and grass coverage in arid and …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

China lauded for combating desertification

China Daily

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene visits the China Pavilion during COP 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. Chinese people have developed various methods to fight desertification — including creating the straw checkboard barrier-fixing sand dune, conducting aerial seeding and closing sandy areas for revegetation — overcoming technical challenges in the restoration of forests and grass coverage in arid and …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Saudi Arabia to host UN talks on drought, desertification

New Indian Express

Land degradation disrupts ecosystems and makes land less productive for agriculture, leading to food shortages and spurring migration. UNCCD executive secretary Ibrahim Thiaw told AFP he hoped COP16 would result in an agreement to accelerate land restoration and develop a "proactive" approach to droughts. "With the desertification fight, not necessarily directly contributing to the problem, whereas with climate change, it …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Mosaic of magic

China Daily

Beautiful landscapes in various regions of China are benefiting from effective desertification control and green development. In 2019, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by researcher Qu Jianjun, developed the "Sand Control Magic Cube 2.0" after repeated experiments. This method involves using machines to weave wheat straw into brush-like ropes …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Mosaic of magic

China Daily

Beautiful landscapes in various regions of China are benefiting from effective desertification control and green development. In 2019, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by researcher Qu Jianjun, developed the "Sand Control Magic Cube 2.0" after repeated experiments. This method involves using machines to weave wheat straw into brush-like ropes …

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3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Legacy of 'six old men' who halted sandstorms

China Daily

A group photo of three generations of workers in Babusha, Northwest China's Gansu province, who have devoted themselves to combating desertification and protecting residents from the ravages of sandstorms. CHINA DAILY Three generations of workers in Northwest China's Gansu province, represented by "the six old men" on Babusha forest farm, have devoted themselves to combating desertification and protecting residents from …

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3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

A China Pavilion to be set up at COP16

China Daily

This year marks the 30th anniversary of China's signing of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Huang Caiyi, director of the Desertification Control Department of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said on Monday that China will set up a China Pavilion with a total area of 608 square meters at the conference venue. The pavilion will host an …

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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, …

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4 months ago

Experts learn ancient desert control wisdom in Ningxia

China Daily

Experts learn to make straw checkerboard barriers in the desert in Zhongwei city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Monday as part of the Foreign Experts' Tour in Ningxia. A group of experts participating in the Foreign Experts' Tour in Ningxia arrived in Zhongwei city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Monday to learn about the area's history and achievements in desertification …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Plantings promote fight against desertification

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. A third-generation ranger at the Babusha forest farm, Guo's primary daily task is to take care of the vegetation on the 300-square-kilometer desert. Located at the southern edge …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Plantings promote fight against desertification

China Daily

A ranger patrols a saxaul forest to help prevent a nearby ancient ruin from being encroached upon by desert in Ejine Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in October. LIAN ZHEN/XINHUA Success with saxaul In Alshaa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, former herder Pan Duoyun has discovered that planting saxaul trees, a drought-resistant species, not only gives local farmers and …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Plantings promote fight against desertification

China Daily

Guo and his family members dig up grids to place straw. FEI MAOHUA/XINHUA Taking up a legacy He explained that when he was a child, he used to enjoy playing in the desert, as he "harbored a keen curiosity about the mysteries concealed within the yellow sand". "Due to the negative lingering impact of my childhood encounters with the desert, …

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Xinjiang sets global pace in desert containment

COP16 China Pavilion highlight desertification success stories

COP16 China Pavilion highlight desertification success stories

Saudi-hosted UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought

COP16 China Pavilion highlight desertification success stories

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

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

Nation's anti-desertification experience seen as inspiring

China lauded for combating desertification

China lauded for combating desertification

Saudi Arabia to host UN talks on drought, desertification

Mosaic of magic

Mosaic of magic

Fixing the sands

Legacy of 'six old men' who halted sandstorms

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

Nation's resolve to remain firm in fighting desertification

Fixing the sands

A China Pavilion to be set up at COP16

China's 53% of desertified land is under control

Experts learn ancient desert control wisdom in Ningxia

Plantings promote fight against desertification

Plantings promote fight against desertification

Plantings promote fight against desertification