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Greening the Tengger Desert

CGTN

01:23

Nearly 40 percent of our planet’s land is degraded. But in one corner of the world, there is hope.

In northwest China's Ningxia,  generations of workers are pushing back the Tengger Desert.

Their tool? Not a weapon, but a simple, brilliant grid of straw.

This reclaimed land is now home to vast solar farms, turning a barren landscape into a source of clean energy and new opportunities.  

It’s a powerful blueprint for global recovery that proves we can secure our future by restoring nature.

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