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03:15
Why is Africa building a Great Green Wall?
Afforestation
Africa is planting a great wall of trees spanning across the entire continent; 8,000 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide,. The project, The Great Green Wall began in 2007 and its benefits are already transforming peoples lives…
03:32
China’s Man-Made Forest in the Desert
Afforestation
In 1986 the city of Aksu in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region began planting trees to protect the city from sand storms that plagued the city. Today, the dust storms have been reduced in intensity and occurrence to around 20 times a year. The region has also become a large scale producers of apples and other produce.
07:16
How one man created a forest in a cold desert of Himachal Pradesh
Afforestation
The transformation ofcold, barren desert into a lush green forest.