To attain an accurate master of the land desertification and ... in an attempt to inform the public of the current status of desertification and sandification in China, the achievements made ...

China's desertification has been "primarily caused by human activities, such as overgrazing, excessive logging and excavation, overexploitation, excessive land reclamation, and the misuse of water ...

Some 400 million Chinese people's livelihoods are affected by desertification ... of sandy land amounts to around 1,717 square kilometers. The current forested area in China is 196 million ...

has allowed saplings and trees to regenerate the land. Lu and his team's efforts not only highlight significant advancements in China’s desertification control, but also reflect a deeper ...

More than one quarter of China is either covered by desert or is land that is suffering desertification ... adding that at current rates it would take 300 years to reclaim land which has recently ...

Since 1978, China has led an environmental ... Historically, the land's low resilience to natural and human-induced stress resulted in massive desertification, threatening nearly 200 million ...

China has led the world in achieving "zero growth" in land degradation, with both desertification and sandification areas shrinking, according to data released by National Forestry and Grassland ...

Here, this technique, combined with various supportive measures, has allowed saplings and trees to regenerate the land. Lu and his team's efforts not only highlight significant advancements in China’s ...