June 5 is designated by the United Nations as World Environment Day to highlight the protection of the environment as a major issue. The theme of the 2024 World Environment Day is "land restoration, desertification and drought resilience." Check out what China has been doing to restore and improve its vast land.
Farmers grow vegetables in Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, February 18, 2024. /CFP
Photovoltaic sand control demonstration site in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, northwest China, October 20, 2023. /CFP
Ecological restoration and desertification control project in Aksu City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, September 5, 2023. /CFP
The once desertified land has turned green in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China, May 12, 2023. /CFP
The land is restored for a 60-hectare demonstration area for grain production in Xitangxia Village in Zhejiang Province, east China, November 15, 2022. /CFP
Photovoltaic sand control project in the Kubuqi Desert in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, north China, April 16, 2021. /CFP
Aerial view of the Huangshatou National Desert Park, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, northwest China, September 17, 2020. /CFP
Shapotou National Nature Reserve in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, September 9, 2019. /CFP
(Cover: Mangroves in the Binhai National Wetland Park in Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China. /CFP)