China Hopes ‘Straw Checkerboards’ Will Keep Desert at Bay
For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China:…
China’s great green wall: Over 60 billion trees are growing faster than natural forests — here’s the secret behind that growth
If one had to pick a few things to know China by, the Great Wall of China would…
Sahara Desert: After China saved the Taklamakan Desert by planting trees, ‘half-moons’ save the ‘crawling’ Sahara in Africa!
Desertification in the Sahel is being tackled by a simple yet effective method: ‘half moon’ pits. These crescent-shaped…
‘It’s getting worse year after year’: Could water from Hungary’s thermal spas save arid farmland?
By Justin Spike with AP Published on 29/12/2025 – 12:30 GMT+1 Oszkár Nagyapáti climbs to the bottom of a sandy pit…