These efforts began in 1978 with the launch of China's "Three-North Shelterbelt" initiative, named the Great Green Wall, which helped increase the country's total forest coverage by 25 percent in 2023, up from around 10 percent in 1949.

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This green encirclement in China’s Xinjiang province is 3050km long and is projected to keep sandstorms at bay and boost the regional economy.