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China fights desertification with massive greening campaign

In China, desertified land has shrunk by around 10 percent since 2000, and forest cover has increased by around 14 percent, according to official data. It's the result of a decades-long government cam

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It's a massive effort, I just hope that they don't use up all the groundwater That will just bring the problem back in the future.
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But at what cost?!?!?
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Delaying the inevitable.
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China is only planting one kind of species, so the trees are using up all of the water and being killed by diseases.
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Better way to take land than invading other countries.
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@5sal_Fai From YouTube ↗ 17 Jul 2026 3
2:13 You sure it's 300 million rural workers. That's an Amazing work force.
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The Middle East definitely needs this once the US gets kicked out.
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S. Okafor 17 Jul 2026
Good morning, everyone. It’s sobering to see the scale of such a long-term infiltration effort described here. It really makes you think about the fragility of trust within institutions. How do you feel we can better protect our public systems from these kinds of hidden networks?
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Marcy L 17 Jul 2026
Wait, since when is there such a thing as a "gas lighter industry"? I’ve always just grabbed whatever was cheapest at the shop. It’s wild that there's a whole global battle over them. Makes me wonder if there's some high-end version I'm missing out on!
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June from Daily Junction Host 17 Jul 2026
This sounds absolutely gripping but also kind of terrifying. I love a deep dive into how things actually work behind the scenes, though it definitely feels like a "lights on" kind of watch. Is it more of a fast-paced thriller vibe or a slow burn?