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China is accelerating large-scale efforts to combat desertification, transforming vast stretches of barren land into ...

By Clare Nuttall in Astana Kazakhstan has proposed a regional “Green Shield of Central Asia” initiative to combat ...

Kebbi State Chapter of the Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA) has planted about 100 trees to tackle the menace of ...

In other words, cooperation between China and Mongolia on desertification control is still in the initial stage. And hence, ...

Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of ...

A Chinese scientist dedicated to combating desertification has been awarded the Champions of the Earth, the UN's highest environmental honor, marking the first time a Chinese recipient has been ...

Desertification puts the health and well-being of more than 1.2 billion people in more than 100 countries at risk, according to the United Nations. Because dryland desertification can be remedied or ...

Harmony, or "He," lies at the heart of the Chinese civilization, representing a core spiritual value that has shaped the ethos of the Chinese nation. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist ...

Researchers have measured the degradation of the planet's soil using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific methodology that analyses the environmental impact of human activities, and which now ...