BEIJING, June 19 (ABC): President Xi Jinping has led resolute combat against desertification, with “a historic change” made amid the country’s passionate exploring for ways to curb the expansion of deserts.
More than half of China’s manageable desertification land has been restored over the past decade, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) said on Friday, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
A historic change happened simultaneously. People were no longer forced into a corner by the desertification but managed to contain it through afforestation.
The desertified land area in China has been reduced by more than 4.33 million hectares since 2012. A series of significant projects gradually built a green ecological barrier along the sandstorm line in northern China. In particular, the three primary sandy areas of Maowusu, Hunshandake, and Horqin, and the surrounding areas of the Kubuqi Desert, have been transformed into an oasis.