China's Desertification Control Success

China has made significant strides in combating desertification, particularly in regions like China — Ningxia, which pioneered techniques such as the straw checkerboard to protect infrastructure like the Baotou–Lanzhou railway. The country's landmark Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, launched in 1978, has become the world's largest afforestation endeavor, leading to 53 percent of treatable degraded land being managed and contributing 25 percent of global new green coverage. This fight against desertification has also become an economic driver, creating jobs and income through biomass pellet production in China — Inner Mongolia, desert tourism and solar energy in China — Ningxia, and specialized agriculture in China — Gansu. China is actively sharing its expertise and technologies globally, through initiatives with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and direct cooperation with countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Mongolia, and Saudi Arabia, applying its models to international projects like the Great Green Wall Initiative along the Sahara.