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China Hopes 'Straw Checkerboards' Will Keep Desert at Bay – Newser

  1. China Hopes ‘Straw Checkerboards’ Will Keep Desert at Bay  Newser
  2. China Planted Billions of Trees and Scientists Just Found an Unexpected Advantage of These New Forests  ZME Science
  3. Since 1978, China has planted 66 billion trees to hold back two deserts, and the planted forest is now gaining leaf cover faster than the country’s natural woodland  Space Daily
  4. Scientists issue desert warning in China despite success of the ‘Green Great Wall’  AOL.com
  5. The Great Green Wall: Billions of trees seem to be growing faster than average  MassLive