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

https://mins.news/en/item/24711

- CGTN, 2026-08-17 10:06 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-17/China-s-green-wall-draws-global-attention-at-UN-land-summit-1PGt8zuUwiA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> 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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