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Tree project instills eco-consciousness in children
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tree project instills eco-consciousness in children

China Daily  

Five-year-old Shi Jiangyu waters a sapling with his mother during a tree-planting task in Alshaa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in May. The little boy is one of the 27 children age 3 to 14 who recently took part in a tree planting activity in Alshaa Left Banner of Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Yang Youlin, former coordinator …

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联合国报告：全球牧场退化问题严重
7 months ago

联合国报告：全球牧场退化问题严重

China Daily  

《联合国防治荒漠化公约》秘书处21日发布《全球土地展望——牧场与牧民专题报告》，指出全球牧场退化问题严重，呼吁加强保护牧场。报告说，牧场约占全球陆地面积的54%，但可能多达50%的牧场已退化，危及人类六分之一的食物供应。 Up to 50 percent of the world's rangelands are degraded, endangering food security and the wellbeing of billions, warned the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in a report on Tuesday. 《联合国防治荒漠化公约》21日发布的一份报告警告，全球多达50%的牧场退化，危及粮食安全和数十亿人的福祉。 Rangelands constitute 54 percent of Earth's land cover, account for one sixth of global food production and represent nearly one third of the planet's carbon reservoir, according to …

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Inner Mongolia ramping up green efforts
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 …

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Anti-desertification efforts to drive environmental security
1 year, 6 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 …

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Anti-desertification efforts to drive environmental security
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-desertification efforts to drive environmental security

China Daily  

Volunteers take part in an anti-desertification activity in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. Their home, Inner Mongolia, accounts for 23.7 percent of the national area of desertified land, making it one of China's most badly affected regions. "We have expanded forest coverage by over 6,666 sq km annually, and grassland by over 20,000 sq km," said Ma Qiang, deputy head of the …

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

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Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa's Green Wall
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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World Day to combat desertification and drought 2021: All you need to know
3 years, 6 months ago

World Day to combat desertification and drought 2021: All you need to know

India Today  

The desertification and drought day 2021 is observed on 17 June every year. The day’s focus is to turn the degraded land that has lost its natural productivity due to human activity into healthy land. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of Costa Rica was hosted to encourage households, communities, the private …

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