China tamed a 1k-plus-year-old sand land in seven decades (prnewswire.com) 6 points by justicezyx 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] readflaggedcomm 5y ago ↗ Is a "sand land" a specific type of desert? I can't find any other similar uses of this phrase. [–] NotSwift 5y ago ↗ Yes, in this case it appears to be the Gobi dessert. One of the problems in China is that it is still expanding:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert#Desertification
[–] NotSwift 5y ago ↗ Yes, in this case it appears to be the Gobi dessert. One of the problems in China is that it is still expanding:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert#Desertification
[–] NotSwift 5y ago ↗ There is a very ambitious project in Africa that attempts to do the same:https://internationaltreefoundation.org/the-great-green-wall...
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https://internationaltreefoundation.org/the-great-green-wall...