Experts issue China desert warning despite 'Green Great Wall' success

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For half a century, a monumental human endeavour has unfolded across China’s northern deserts, as millions of workers meticulously insert forearm-length sticks into shifting sands.

Arranged first in rows, then intersecting lines, these gradually form a grid, within which saplings are planted and sustained by an irrigation system.

This technique, known as "straw checkerboards," offers a simple yet highly effective method to stabilise sand dunes against the relentless wind, simultaneously aiding the establishment of new plant life.

The vast lattice patterns created across the landscape have become the enduring symbol of China’s decades-long battle against the encroaching desert, a campaign officially known as the Three-North Protective Forest Program, or more colloquially, the Green Great Wall.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/experts-issue-china-desert-warning-despite-green-great-wall-success/ar-AA27N5tT

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1. Thank you for this interesting post. I was unaware of this project.