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2026-04-28 17:07 UTC

Interesting reading. China’s Great Green Wall is one of the largest efforts to stop deserts from advancing, it's a vast band of new forests across northern China that acts as a barrier against desertification. It has succeeded where many similar projects have stalled or failed, giving other countries both a model to follow and lessons on what to avoid when planning their own greening programmes. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01102-w

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  • @Illuminatus@mstdn.social 2026-04-29 06:10

    @Climatehistories I mean, using the knowledge of the locals that know what work is exactly the right thing, but I would say the issue is quite clear: the combination of the political will and the economic resources to make it happen.

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  • @Lucomo@social.anoxinon.de 2026-04-29 06:13

    @Climatehistories Fascinating: "large solar and wind farms have also been constructed at desert margins … The solar panels and turbines provide anchors for vegetation, protect farmland and act as hubs for rural industries … as well as agriculture on land beneath panels. This approach can give locals incentives to protect and care for the new infrastructure and vegetation by providing them with jobs, land-lease income and grazing opportunities for their livestock"

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  • @GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai 2026-04-29 15:16

    @Climatehistories I think my own reaction to what I’ve seen of the great green wall because I believe some of it is based on ecological restoration, but it seems now that a lot of includes an enormous amount of technology investment. This is contrasted with the efforts and Africa, which have stunning results with proper ecological restoration plans, and a little more than sweat equity and hand tools. Expensive technology or direct benefit to people? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Green_Wall_(Africa)

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