{"id":25165,"date":"2019-07-10T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T06:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=25165"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:40:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:40:05","slug":"china-the-new-green-wall-which-will-stop-the-desert-advancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/china-the-new-green-wall-which-will-stop-the-desert-advancing\/","title":{"rendered":"China, the Green Wall which will stop the desert advancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>China is rebuilding the Great Wall but, this time, it is made of Trees and it will stop the Desert advancing. Let\u2019s discover the Great Green Wall, the biggest man-made forest in the whole World.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>China<\/strong> has been dealing with an enemy for over <strong>50 years<\/strong>, for its danger, it could be compared to the huge problem of overpopulation: we are referring to the <strong>desert<\/strong>, which occupies a big portion of Eastern China, as you can see from the maps. What\u00a0is most scaring is the fact that it&#8217;s continuing growing without stopping.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/sb.ecobnb.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/1024px-Gobi_desert_en1.jpg\" alt=\"mappa geografica della cina con deserto gobi\" \/><br \/>\nAgriculture and arable lands<\/p>\n<p>Although China has a surface area that is almost as big as the United States of America, only\u00a0<strong>12%<\/strong> of the <strong>territory<\/strong> is <strong>arable<\/strong>. However, China has the World\u2019s amplest agricultural production. Every arable land is used intensively, and the Government has recently invested a lot to enhance <strong>crop growth<\/strong> but preserving the territory.<br \/>\nIt is incredible that such a crowded Country could be self-sufficient in terms of the food supply system.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25165 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Xinjang and desert\u00a0 \u00a0\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Tomatoes cultivation in Xinjang\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25168\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25168'>\n\t\t\t\tpicture via english.agri.gov.cn\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/31.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Watermelons cultivation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A shining example of this commitment to self-sufficiency is given from the <strong>Xinjang<\/strong> Region, in the northwest. This Region is almost <strong>desertic<\/strong> but thanks to the <strong>drop-to-drop irrigation<\/strong> and to the technological systems built to reduce evaporation, in Xinjang people can <strong>grow vegetables<\/strong> with no rainfall. The result? Tomatoes, garlic, onions, watermelons, melons and much more. Lots of good products that are now internationally acclaimed- and that may also compete with southern Italian products for their taste.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The advancing desert and its effect on the population<\/h2>\n<p>Since each hectare of the land is important, <strong>desertification<\/strong> may be a real issue and because of its high advancement speed, it is considered one of the <strong>main environmental problems<\/strong> in China.<br \/>\nWe are talking about the<strong> Gobi Desert<\/strong> which extends until Mongolia and it is one of the driest deserts on Earth. The naturally occurring phenomenon of <strong>desertification<\/strong> started a long ago because of\u00a0<strong>reckless agriculture<\/strong> and logging activities. Often enough in history people decided to leave these places, due to the desert and once they left, vegetation started to grow again. However, as a consequence of the overpopulation, the problem has returned with a frightening intensity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-25165 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/41.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Gobi Desert, once forest\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/51.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"man in the desert\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/61.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A tree surrounded by the desert\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>People from the surrounding area saw the hills -once covered by forests- turning into <strong>sand dunes<\/strong>. Millions of people are now moving East, to the big cities. Moreover, meadows -which represent the main source of income- are always threated by <strong>sandstorms<\/strong>, which can destroy the entire vegetation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25173\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"wp-image-25173 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/mmm-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"sandstorm in Bejing\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/mmm-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/mmm-536x302.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/mmm-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/mmm-344x194.jpg 344w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/mmm.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Sandstorm in Beijing, picture via news.cgtn.com<\/div><\/div>\n<p>These phenomena are becoming increasingly frequent and they are completely <strong>unpredictable<\/strong>. Sandstorms can reach high speeds and remarkable sizes, advancing for kilometers &#8211; for instance\u00a0&#8211; those of the past few years have reached the capital, <strong>Beijing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>The Reforestation Plan: a belt of trees to stop the desert<\/h2>\n<p>The Chinese Government approved in <strong>1978<\/strong> the <strong>Three North Shelter Forest Program<\/strong>, the biggest attempt of <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/reforestation-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reforestation <\/a>ever tried. The term <em>Three North<\/em> refers to the 3 Regions in North China and it highlights the commitment of these areas to the problem. Meanwhile, <em>Shelter Forest<\/em> refers to the<strong> \u201csafety belt\u201d <\/strong>around the desert that can stop the <strong>desert <\/strong>and its sand clouds. It may be the World\u2019s biggest environmental plan in place.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-25165 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"536\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/71-536x308.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"plants in the Gansu Province\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/71-536x308.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/71-344x198.jpg 344w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/71.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25174'>\n\t\t\t\tGansu Province with new plants, via xinhuanet.com\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"536\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/81-536x316.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Great Green Wall that separates the desert from the street\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/81-536x316.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/81-344x203.jpg 344w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/81.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25175'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat Green Wall that separates the desert from the street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The plan provides for a <strong>wall of trees<\/strong>, with a width of 50 meters and a length of about 4500 kilometers, with an aim of increasing the forest\u2019s coverage from 5% to 15%.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25176\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"wp-image-25176 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Tibetan_village_s_battle_against_desertification_2-870x490.png\" alt=\"Team of people working to fight desertification\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Tibetan_village_s_battle_against_desertification_2-870x490.png 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Tibetan_village_s_battle_against_desertification_2-570x320.png 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Team of people working to fight desertification<\/div><\/div>\n<p>There are several ways to promote reforestation: in the first phase lines of <strong>grass<\/strong> and <strong>typical trees of the area<\/strong> are planted; in the second line people plant <strong>shrubs<\/strong> that are <strong>resilient to drought and dryness<\/strong>, such as the <strong>cottonwood<\/strong>. They hire different <strong>teams<\/strong> to work on this and the seeds may be also thrown from planes.<\/p>\n<h2>50 years of reforestation: the desert finally stops from advancing.<\/h2>\n<p>Although the plan is not finished yet- because they must continue until <strong>2050<\/strong>&#8211; we already have the first results. The <strong>forest\u2019s coverage<\/strong> in the north has effectively increased from <strong>5%<\/strong> to <strong>13.5%<\/strong>. But keep in mind that this area can be compared to the extension of Western Europe!<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few years, <strong>13 million hectares of trees<\/strong> have been planted, working as a shelter from the wind, an area that is as big as Greece, and doing so they could save a portion of the desert that is almost as extended as Italy.<br \/>\nIt now seems that desertification is probably <strong>starting to stop<\/strong>, and forests are growing faster than the desert.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-25165 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/91.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Kubuqi Desert\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-25177\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-25177'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Kubuqi Desert\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A team planting beech trees\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-25178\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-25178'>\n\t\t\t\tA team planting beech trees\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-25179\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-25179'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Great Green Wall by the highway\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In those areas where the very first trees were planted, the forest is now mature, and <strong>rainfalls<\/strong> are increased. Thanks to the plants, the soil has been able to <strong>contain the rainwater<\/strong> and the streams have boosted their flow. Vegetation can absorb water, or it may remain in the soil, meanwhile in the desert even if it rains, water evaporates because of the sun.<br \/>\nIn those places where the soil used to be arid, we can now visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/most-wonderful-national-parks-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural Parks<\/a>, like the <strong>Saihanba National Forest Park<\/strong>, nowadays one of the main attractions of North China.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-25165 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"536\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/12-536x357.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Saihanba before reforestation\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-25180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/12-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/12-344x229.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-25180'>\n\t\t\t\tSaihanba before reforestation \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"536\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/13-536x357.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Saihanba National Forest Park in 2018\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-25181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/13-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/13-344x229.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-25181'>\n\t\t\t\tSaihanba National Forest Park in 2018\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Critics to the project<\/h2>\n<p>As every big project, it is difficult to fully success. Numerous critics have been addressed to the project and its application methods, to the FAO and to the United Nations that support it.<br \/>\nThe main criticism refers to the choice of using the practice of <strong>monoculture<\/strong>: in most cases, only a species\u00a0of plants were planted, and this makes the forests <strong>vulnerable<\/strong> to epidemies. It has already happened that plant diseases have destroyed lots of trees. Other issues related to monoculture are represented by soil consumption and the difficulty for animals to establish themselves in such a place.<br \/>\nOther organizations have claimed that in some cases these trees have been abandoned once planted, just leaving them up to nature. In 2008, 1\/5 of the trees have died and during Winter, storms destroyed 10% of the work of that year, so that the World Bank encouraged China <strong>to seek quality, not quantity.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt may not be a perfect plan, but we cannot forget that <strong>China has planted more trees than the whole World<\/strong>.\u00a0The Chinese Great Green Wall is the biggest man-made forest on Earth.<\/p>\n<h2>The Great Green Wall of Africa<\/h2>\n<p>Also, in Africa people tried to do something like the Chinese achievement to stop the <strong>Sahara Desert<\/strong>. In 2007, under the guidance of the African Union, people started to build the <strong>Great Green Wall of Africa<\/strong>. In this case, we talk about a longer wall: <strong>8.000 km<\/strong> of length, <strong>11 signed Nations<\/strong> and more than 20 Countries that support it.<br \/>\nThis achievement is hardest to succeed because of its dimensions and the collaboration of such a great number of Nations. After 10 years, some Nations have had better results than others, but we are talking about a total of more than <strong>20 million of hectares that have been saved<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25182\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-25182\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/world-536x547.jpg\" alt=\"The Great Green Wall, a long green line that crosses Africa, picture via freatgreenwall.org\" width=\"536\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/world-536x547.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/world-344x351.jpg 344w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/world.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">The Great Green Wall, a long green line that crosses Africa, picture via freatgreenwall.org<\/div><\/div>\n<p>This is important not just from an environmental point of view but also from a <strong>social<\/strong> and <strong>economic<\/strong> one. It creates <strong>jobs<\/strong> and allows thousands of people to <strong>feed<\/strong> themselves, avoiding emigration flows.<br \/>\nIf you liked this article you can read more about it on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatgreenwall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/klU-UBCbSyE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/ecobnb.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China is rebuilding the Great Wall but, this time, it is made of Trees and it will stop the Desert advancing. Let\u2019s discover the Great Green Wall, the biggest man-made forest in the whole World. 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