Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a photovoltaic power project in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a photovoltaic power project in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

Afforestation And Greening Along The Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 22, 2024 - Construction workers plant straw sand barriers in the desert at the construction site of a afforestation project along the Jinta Jinhe Highway in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, March 22, 2024.

China's Inner Mongolia to further expand afforestation to control sand

STORY: China's Inner Mongolia to further expand afforestation to control sand SHOOTING TIME: earlier footage DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the large-scale afforestation project in Inner Mongolia STORYLINE: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region plans to expand the coverage of its efforts to treat desertified and sandy land, said the regional forestry and grassland bureau. In 2024, Inner Mongolia plans to plant over 3 million mu (about 200,000 hectares) of trees, along with over 13 million mu of grass, and treat over 15 million mu of desertified and sandy land. Inner Mongolia, this year, will spare no effort in carrying out the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TSFP), a large-scale afforestation project. It will also further integrate sand control with the installation of wind power and solar energy and step up monitoring the project execution to ensure the planted trees and grass survive. In 2023, the

CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a view of an ecological management project of Shuifu River at a modern agricultural park in Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

North China launches research academy on Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program

STORY: North China launches research academy on Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program STORYLINE: A research academy on China's Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TSFP), a large-scale afforestation project, was launched on Sunday in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The new institute will provide scientific and technological support for major national ecological project construction such as the TSFP. The academy will center on the difficulties of the project's construction, strengthen research and development of theories and key technologies, establish a demonstration zone for scientific and technology innovation, and vigorously promote the application of scientific and technological achievements, said Lu Qi, head of the academy, also the chief scientist from the Chinese Academy of Forestry. Launched in 1978, the TSFP consists o

China's Bijie balances growth, green drive

STORY: China's Bijie balances growth, green drive DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIURONG, Project manager of Guizhou Yongju Eco-Agriculture Co., Ltd. 3. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 4. various of views in Guizhou 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JUN, Party official of Jinxing Village 6. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 7. various of views in Guizhou 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIN JI, Head of local breeding base 9. various of views in Guizhou STORYLINE: Bijie City was one of the areas most severely affected by rocky desertification in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, the city has been striving to balance ecology protection and economic growth. With green transformation, Bijie completed the afforestation of 7.17 million mu (478,493 hectares) and reclaimed 862.69 square kilometers of rocky desertification from 2017 to 2022. During the same p

China's Inner Mongolia to pool 100 mln yuan for major sandland afforestation

STORY: China's Inner Mongolia to pool 100 mln yuan for major sandland afforestation DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hunshandake Sandland 2. various of people planting trees and grasses STORYLINE: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region plans to invest 100 million yuan (about 14.48 million U.S. dollars) of social funds to further improve local biodiversity of the Hunshandake Sandland in the next three years. Merely 180 km away from Beijing and among China's four major sandy areas, the Hunshandake Sandland has a fragile ecological environment due to natural causes and human activities, with its grassland vegetation coverage decreased, causing frequent dusty and sandstorm weather. In 2018, China initiated a pilot afforestation project in the sandland. According to the regional forestry and grassland department, all sectors of society, including enterprises, will combine to donate 100 million yuan in the coming three years to

Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 15, 2013, shows the statues of Sakhalin huskies which accompanied the first Japanese Antarctic expedition team in the late 1950s, including those of Taro and Jiro, the only dogs to miraculously survive after being left behind when the expedition team returned home. Work began the same day to remove the 15 statues, as part of an afforestation project within the Tokyo Tower grounds.

Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 15, 2013, shows the statues of Sakhalin huskies which accompanied the first Japanese Antarctic expedition team in the late 1950s, including those of Taro and Jiro, the only dogs to miraculously survive after being left behind when the expedition team returned home. Work began the same day to remove the 15 statues, as part of an afforestation project within the Tokyo Tower grounds.

Afforestation improves environment in NW China's coal-mining subsidence area

STORY: Afforestation improves environment in NW China's coal-mining subsidence area DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of national forest reserves of Pingchuan District　　 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA ZHANQING, Villager of Yu Wanquan village of Pingchuan District 3. various of national forest reserves of Pingchuan District　 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG XINGDUO, Deputy director of Forestry and Grassland Administration of Pingchuan District STORYLINE: Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Pingchuan District of Baiyin City in northwest China's Gansu Province is rich in coal and other resources. In 2018, Pingchuan District was listed as a part of the protection program of the national coal-mining subsidence area. In combination with a local project on mining area restoration in the Yellow River basin and national forest reserves program, the local ecological environment has improved significantly. It has also provided s

Xinhua Headlines: Construction of China's "City of Future" in full swing

Xinhua Headlines: Construction of China's "City of Future" in full swing

(220331) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children have fun on the grounds of an afforestation project in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Xinhua Headlines: Working to keep wandering elephants happy at forest home

Xinhua Headlines: Working to keep wandering elephants happy at forest home

(220321) -- KUNMING, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows afforestation project in a tea garden in Dadugang Township of Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

ISRAEL-SA'WE AL-ATRASH-NEGEV DESERT-BEDOUINS-PROTEST

ISRAEL-SA'WE AL-ATRASH-NEGEV DESERT-BEDOUINS-PROTEST

(220112) -- SA'WE AL-ATRASH, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police detain a man as Bedouins protest against an afforestation project on disputed land, in the southern Israeli village of Sa'we al-Atrash in the Negev Desert, on Jan. 12, 2022. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

ISRAEL-SA'WE AL-ATRASH-NEGEV DESERT-BEDOUINS-PROTEST

ISRAEL-SA'WE AL-ATRASH-NEGEV DESERT-BEDOUINS-PROTEST

(220112) -- SA'WE AL-ATRASH, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police stand guard as Bedouins protest against an afforestation project on disputed land, in the southern Israeli village of Sa'we al-Atrash in the Negev Desert, on Jan. 12, 2022. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)