ScienceChina’s ‘green wall’ draws global attention at UN land summit

The UNCCD’s COP17 opened in Ulaanbaatar, with China’s decades-long desertification control efforts receiving particular attention. A UN official cited the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program as evidence that land degradation can be reversed at scale. China proposed an International Grassland Day and is presenting its practices through a “China Corner” and nearly 20 side events.

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