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Enormous government project nearly 50 years in the making encircles desert with trees: 'The Great Green Wall'
In Xinjiang, forest coverage has grown from 1% to 5% in 40 years, Reuters reported. Not to be confused with another ambitious Great Green Wall in Africa, China's overall program has already ...
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...
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Xinjiang's Natural Resources
About 68 million hectares or 41.2 percent of Xinjiang's total area are considered suitable for the development of agricultural, forestry and animal husbandry. Of this there are some 48 million ...
Why is China quietly helping Africa build a Great Green Wall across the Sahara?
This battle can be won’: desert expert reveals how China’s technology, funding and strategies aid ambitious environmental ...
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What is happening with the Uighurs in China?
At least 1 million Uighurs have been interned since 2017 in more than 85 identified camps within Xinjiang-- an autonomous region in Northwest China, according to Western reports. Most of the ...