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Re:China Completes Green Belt Around Taklamakan Desert by mdp2021 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @11:55AM (#42358170)
> other major powers would commit to similar projects

There is African Union's "Great Green Wall (for the Sahara and the Sahel)" initiative, the 8000x15km wall of trees to stop desertification of the Sahel from the Sahara.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Green_Wall_(Africa)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/africa-great-green-wall-...

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Re:China Completes Green Belt Around Taklamakan Desert by xbmcuser on Sunday December 08, 2024 @12:14PM (#42358350)
This a good video to show some of what they are doing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbBdIG--b58
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Re:China Completes Green Belt Around Taklamakan Desert by einpoklum on Sunday December 08, 2024 @02:52PM (#42359839)
Note that if you follow the maps links at the bottom of the video, you'll see that the areas covered are tiny compared to the area necessary. The promotional videos which are presented with government sponsorship and supervision look great, but - is this project actually seriously progressing across the continent?
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