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China completes 3,046 km green belt against desertification
In November 2024, China completed the creation of an impressive green belt of 3,046 kilometers on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang.
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The Return of the Scimitar-Horned Oryx: How the Release of an Antelope Reversed Desertification in Chad
In one of the most arid regions on the planet, the Sahara, a conservation project defied all predictions. In 2016, the government of Chad,...
China turns sand into fertile soil: the cyanobacteria experiment challenging desertification
For centuries, the desert was synonymous with loss: it advanced over towns, ruined crops, and turned entire regions into uninhabitable zones. Human responses—walls, trees,...
Wild donkeys in Australia and a paradigm shift: from pest to ecological allies against desertification
Durante décadas, Australia invested millions in extermination campaigns of wild donkeys, considered pests that damaged fences, water troughs, and crops. They were even hunted...
Soil restoration with cyanobacteria blocks: The innovative “eco-skin” that halts desertification in a year
Chinese scientists are working on soil restoration and developing biotechnological plates capable of stabilizing arid lands and generating biological crusts in record time.
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