In the 1950s, the city pioneered the straw checkerboard technique to protect the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway -- China's first rail ...

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Along the southeastern edge of China's Tengger Desert, workers were pressing bundles of straw rope into the sand in a grid pattern, like a giant checkerboard holding the ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 19, 2026 shows workers planting trees at an anti-desertification project area in Horqin ...

The 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum kicked off in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Tuesday. Government officials, representatives of international organizations, and experts and ...

A Chinese scientist dedicated to combating desertification has been awarded the Champions of the Earth, the UN's highest environmental honor, marking the first time a Chinese recipient has been ...

Along the southern edge of Taklimakan Desert, vibrant green barriers extend into the horizon, where fruit trees take root in ...

Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of ...

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Desertification puts the health and well-being of more than 1.2 billion people in more than 100 countries at risk, according to the United Nations. Because dryland desertification can be remedied or ...