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

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

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 …

Land Saudi Arabia Saudi Riyadh Arabia Desertification Faqeeha

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 …

Men Forest Old Farm Desert Sand Gansu

6 months ago

Desertification battle powers ecosystem revamp

China Daily

Workers in Horqin district build grass grids for sand control in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, June 17. Wang's unit, State Grid Tongliao Power Supply Co, has developed a new model of coexistence between the sandy grid and economic necessity, letting its staff members engage in a campaign they call the "Hundred-Herb Bag Initiative" and plant fire-resistant green vegetation …

Wang Grass Sandy Power Workers Sandy Land Tongliao Baxiantong

7 months, 1 week ago

Inner Mongolia ramping up green efforts

China Daily

Workers install photovoltaic panels as part of a desertification control project in the Kubuqi Desert in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region in July 2023. Sun Shaocheng, the region's Party secretary, said that innovation is key to the success of the region's broad green development initiatives, as Inner Mongolia aims to treat nearly 800,000 hectares of desert by 2030 using …

China Party Region Sun New Energy Inner Mongolia Million

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Afforestation revivifies landscape in Chishui River area

China Daily

Foresters carry saplings up a mountain in Zouma village, Taiping town, Gulin county, Sichuan province, in March 2024. This spring, employees from Sichuan Changjiang Forestation Group planted 6 million saplings of various kinds in Gulin county for water conservation and rocky desertification control in the Chishui River area in Sichuan province of Southwest China. Rocky desertification land covers 449,300 hectares …

Sichuan Province Rocky Desertification County Sichuan Chishui River Area Gulin County Chishui River

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Afforestation revivifies landscape in Chishui River area

China Daily

Foresters carry saplings up a mountain in Zouma village, Taiping town, Gulin county, Sichuan province, in March 2024. This spring, employees from Sichuan Changjiang Forestation Group planted 6 million saplings of various kinds in Gulin county for water conservation and rocky desertification control in the Chishui River area in Sichuan province of Southwest China. Rocky desertification land covers 449,300 hectares …

Sichuan Province Rocky Desertification County Sichuan Chishui River Area Gulin County Chishui River

1 year ago

Desertification area transformed into green corridor, improves airport operations

China Daily

Penba, a Tibetan man from the Dranang county of the Xizang autonomous region, has been planting trees in the desertification area in his hometown over the last three decades. The area of this green corridor by the Yarlung Zangbo River is 30,000 hectares. This green corridor is still extending, guarding the critical area of integrated economic development in the southern …

Area Penba Green Corridor

1 year ago

Desertification area transformed into green corridor, improves airport operations

China Daily

Penba, a Tibetan man from the Dranang county of the Xizang autonomous region, has been planting trees in the desertification area in his hometown over the last three decades. The area of this green corridor by the Yarlung Zangbo River is 30,000 hectares. This green corridor is still extending, guarding the critical area of integrated economic development in the southern …

Area Penba Green Corridor

2 years, 2 months ago

MGNREGS to fund work to reverse desertification of land across States

The Hindu

With limited funds to deal with the gargantuan task of restoring degraded land and reversing desertification in the country, the government is now planning to bring convergence between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. According to the Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas published by the Environment Ministry in 2021, at least …

States Land Degraded Land Mgnregs Fund

2 years, 7 months ago

Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa’s Green Wall

Associated Press

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa’s Great Green Wall, according to experts involved in the initiative. Just 4 million hectares of land has been afforested since work …

Security Nigeria Land Sudan Land Restoration Green Million

2 years, 7 months ago

Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa's Green Wall

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A series of complex challenges, …

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3 years, 3 months ago

“十四五”规划和2035年远景目标重要概念汉英对照（七）

China Daily

2021年初，第十三届全国人大四次会议审议通过了《中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划和2035年远景目标纲要》（以下简称《纲要》）。中国外文局、当代中国与世界研究院组织各语种中外专家进行全文翻译，经研商审定，形成汉英、汉法、汉俄、汉日、汉西、汉德、汉阿、汉葡、汉韩等9个汉外对照文版。目前汉英、汉日对照版已发布，其他语种将陆续推出。现将《纲要》专栏内容形成汉英对照，供业界及相关人员参考使用。（十三）社会主义文化繁荣发展工程 Projects for promoting socialist culture 1. 青藏高原生态屏障区 Ecological shield area of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 以三江源、祁连山、若尔盖、甘南黄河重要水源补给区等为重点，加强原生地带性植被、珍稀物种及其栖息地保护，新增沙化土地治理100万公顷、退化草原治理320万公顷。沙化土地封禁保护20万公顷。 Focusing on the important water supply areas of the Yellow River such as Sanjiangyuan, Qilian Mountain, Ruoergai, and Gannan, strengthen the protection of original zonal vegetation, rare species, and their habitats, and exercise governance of another 1 million hectares of land that has …

Tourism China Land Chinese Area Guangdong Soil Erosion

3 years, 6 months ago

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: History and significance

India TV News

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on June 17 every year. The United Nations General Assembly had in the early 90s declared through a resolution that June 17 will be observed as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The United Nations, NGOs and countries organise events to spread awareness about the cooperation required to combat desertification …

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

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

Saudi Arabia to host UN talks on drought, desertification

Legacy of 'six old men' who halted sandstorms

Desertification battle powers ecosystem revamp

Inner Mongolia ramping up green efforts

Afforestation revivifies landscape in Chishui River area

Afforestation revivifies landscape in Chishui River area

Desertification area transformed into green corridor, improves airport operations

Desertification area transformed into green corridor, improves airport operations

MGNREGS to fund work to reverse desertification of land across States

Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa’s Green Wall

Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa's Green Wall

“十四五”规划和2035年远景目标重要概念汉英对照（七）

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: History and significance