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Locals start spring anti-desertification work in Gulang, Gansu
A man makes straw checkerboard sand barriers in Gulang County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, March 5, 2020. Local people began to carry out spring anti-desertification work recently. (Photo by Ma Xiping/Xinhua)Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-05 22:23:05|Editor: mingmei – http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/05/c_138847172.htmAerial photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows people making straw checkerboard sand barriers in Gulang County, northwest China’s Gansu Province. Local people began to carry out spring anti-desertification work recently. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows people making straw checkerboard sand barriers in Gulang County, northwest China’s Gansu Province. Local people began to carry out spring anti-desertification work recently. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Ghent (Belgium). Scientific Consultant for Desertification and Sustainable Development.
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