HOHHOT, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will share its experience in using big data to combat desertification as part of global efforts to achieve zero net land degradation, according to an initiative ...

The 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum kicked off in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Tuesday. Government officials, representatives of international organizations, and experts and ...

Understanding desertification is essential for civil services aspirants, especially for GS Paper 1 (Geography) and Geography optional, as it links physical geography with environment, economy and ...

Desertification puts the health and well-being of more than 1.2 billion people in more than 100 countries at risk, according to the United Nations. Because dryland desertification can be remedied or ...

An aerial drone photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows tree seedlings planted at an afforestation area in the Horqin sandy land in Tongliao city, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Harmony, or "He," lies at the heart of the Chinese civilization, representing a core spiritual value that has shaped the ethos of the Chinese nation. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist ...

Desertification, exacerbated by climate change, represents "the greatest environmental challenge of our times" and governments must overhaul policy approaches to the issue or face mass migrations of ...

A desert may need no defining, but desertification is not so easy to pin down. Although the loss of soil nutrients and moisture threatens roughly a third of the world's land area, imperilling farming ...

LANZHOU -- A new study by Chinese researchers and their German counterparts has shed light on the link between groundwater balance and plant water-use efficiency in desert ecosystems, offering ...

China is "using the sun to fight the sand" in the latest chapter of its ongoing battle against "desertification". An "audacious" project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, will see the construction of 100 ...

Drylands are home to 2.1 billion people; for every three people, one calls drylands home. Drylands meet the basic needs of a significant proportion of the world, but are under threat. They harbor some ...