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How burying straw helped China stabilise shifting desert sand and restore vegetation
On the eastern side of the Tengger Desert, the movement of sand hills was always a problem for surrounding villages and infrastructure. In the middle of the twentieth century, the wind blew through northwestern China, moving large amounts of sand and exposing the surrounding agricultural areas to dust storms.
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
How burying straw helped China stabilise shifting desert sand and restore vegetation
On the eastern side of the Tengger Desert, the movement of sand hills was always a problem for surrounding villages and infrastructure. In the middle of the twentieth century, the…
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economictimes.indiatimes.com
How leftover wheat straw stopped China’s shifting desert sands and helped bring vegetation back
A simple straw checkerboard system developed at Shapotou in Chinas Tengger Desert helped protect the Baotou-Lanzhou railway from shifting sand while creating conditions for…