{"id":690664,"date":"2026-01-12T08:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690664\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:24:23","slug":"china-removes-billions-of-tons-of-sand-from-the-desert-and-creates-a-forest-with-straw-salt-melted-at-540c-and-solar-panels-that-irrigate-200-trees-in-the-middle-of-one-of-the-most-inhospitabl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690664\/","title":{"rendered":"China removes billions of tons of sand from the desert and creates a forest with straw, salt melted at 540\u00b0C, and solar panels that irrigate 200 trees in the middle of one of the most inhospitable places on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

China has been promoting, for decades, a broad environmental intervention in areas of the Taklamakan Desert<\/strong>in the Xinjiang region, combining dune containment techniques, planting vegetation adapted to extreme conditions, and irrigation systems associated with local infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The actions include a national program launched in 1978 to curb the advance of desertification in the north of the country<\/strong>, often called the “Great Green Wall”, is projected for completion in 2050.<\/p>\n

In the Taklamakan Desert, considered one of the world’s largest sand deserts, the focus has been… the creation of vegetation strips intended to stabilize the soil and protect roads, pipelines, and human settlements.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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