China's Greening of the Vast Kubuqi Desert is a Model for Land Restoration Projects Everywhere

At first, the local community were paid to plant trees, but most of the saplings died, as nobody had a monetary stake in their survival. So Elion began to offer bonuses for trees that lasted the distance and the survival rate soared. Then they pioneered a method of planting willow trees (chosen because they require little rain) using high-pressure water jets, reducing planting times from 10 minutes to 10 seconds per seedling. There were much trial and error along the way. “We had many failures,” says He. “We brought poplar seeds from the U.S. but they were not appropriate. Only after 25 years did we reach the stage where we made a profit.

[sunithaparapatla]

Wow I'm just amazed at China's efforts to convert their deserts into forests :)

[天山兔兔]

West: We are protesting.
China: We are working.

[maryrymer]

Awesome, I wish the USA cared this much for our environment.

[dacj]

I also have a difficulty translating flowery language into English.

[vincema]

China is the best thank you for saving the earth😌