Turning Deserts to Oases
Miracles are occurring in northwest China where stretches of deserts are turning green with thriving trees and luxurious grass. Decades of efforts have resulted victory in the battle against desertification and China has not only achieved the UN sustainable development goal of zero net land degradation by 2030 well ahead of schedule, but also reversed (逆转) the trend of desertification and sandification.
The eco warriors have come up with a series of (success) practices to end desertification，like the farmers' group in Minqin, county in Gansu Province, northwest China. Their success in fighting the approach of the desert offers important experience for desertification prevention and treatment. It is also the Chinese (wise) for global ecological management.
China has the largest desert area in the world, with the largest number of people (expose) to deserts and sandstorms. It is home to eight major deserts and four major sandy lands, which cover one (five) of its territory. The western and northwestern parts are (serious) affected by desertification.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the government (give) priority to the prevention and control of deserts, is listed as one of the strategic missions of the nation.
Major ecological projects have been carried out to green the country. The Great Green Wall, also known as the Three-North Shelter Forest Program, is the biggest tree-planting project in the world, (create) a green barrier to keep the encroaching desert in the north at bay.
