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China’s “Great Green Wall” of 66 Billion Trees Grows 66% Faster Than Natural Forests, but Scientists Warn Rapid Growth May Not Last

Ana Alice 01/07/2026 at 23:38

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The country that will host COP31 has lost 186 of its 250 lakes in half a century, saw boats abandoned in dry areas, and now faces advancing desertification, the collapse of migratory birds, and communities leaving regions where water has disappeared.

Carla Teles 20/06/2026 at 16:20

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Chinese woman planted trees for decades while sand buried part of her house, received $5,000 from an American in 1999, and helped transform the desert into a forest of 8 million trees in China.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 18/06/2026 at 23:16

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While the world looks at forests, the UN warns that the Earth is also threatened by the silent degradation of natural grasslands and savannas, ecosystems that cover half of the planet, support billions of people, and can exacerbate water, food, and climate crises.

Geovane Souza 18/06/2026 at 10:14

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Russia launches into space a constellation of radar satellites capable of observing the Earth in the dark and through clouds, with SAR technology and strategic use on the icy routes of the Arctic.

Alisson Ficher 13/06/2026 at 15:48

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China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Alisson Ficher 13/06/2026 at 15:46

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Africa bets on an 8,000 km green wall to combat desert expansion: 11 countries aim to restore millions of hectares, save Sahel farmers, and prove that native trees can become a defense against drought, hunger, and rural exodus.

Carla Teles 05/06/2026 at 19:44

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African tortoises released in the Sahara make the desert show green patches seen by satellite after years of failure in tree planting.

Caio Aviz 28/05/2026 at 23:40

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China surrounds the country’s largest desert with a gigantic green belt of 3,046 km, transforming the “sea of death” into an “ecological scarf” and uses vegetation, straw, and solar energy to hold back the sand, protect oases, save cities, and create billion-dollar income for families in the desert.

Ana Alice 24/05/2026 at 23:56

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A country suffocated by severe drought, persistent extreme heat, and the accelerated advance of desertification is betting on an environmental megaproject and planting 10 billion trees to recover devastated forests, regenerate ecosystems, generate large-scale green jobs, and try to reverse one of the planet’s most intense climate crises.

Caio Aviz 05/05/2026 at 23:22

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With 30,000 volunteers and 1 million seedlings, China is combating desertification in a region that is 94% sandy and is trying to curb sandstorms with a green collective effort in the country’s northwest.

Carla Teles 23/04/2026 at 15:14

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On the edge of the Sahara, residents of Chad are erecting straw walls in the desert to try to contain moving dunes that are already encroaching on the last oases, reducing fertile areas and pushing hundreds of families away from the land where they have always lived.

Ana Alice 18/04/2026 at 22:52