Re:China’s Plan to Keep Sand from Swallowing the World
by peterburkimsher on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:46AM
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I remember learning The Man Who Planted Trees (L'homme qui plantait des arbres) [1] in French class in primary school.
Even though many of the trees aren't surviving, I'm cautiously optimistic about the Green Great Wall project. I think that trees breaking the wind can stop more air pollution than grass. They will use more water, but when the wind is blocked, the humidity can stay local, so even rotting dead trees can fertilise the next generation of plants.
There's some skepticism about corruption and incompetence of government planning, which is probably true. But has the American government put so much effort and money into an environmental project?
Even though many of the trees aren't surviving, I'm cautiously optimistic about the Green Great Wall project. I think that trees breaking the wind can stop more air pollution than grass. They will use more water, but when the wind is blocked, the humidity can stay local, so even rotting dead trees can fertilise the next generation of plants.
There's some skepticism about corruption and incompetence of government planning, which is probably true. But has the American government put so much effort and money into an environmental project?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Planted_Trees