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China’s Great Green Wall is a vision of hope for the planet (morningstaronline.co.uk)

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[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

IN 1978, China launched its Three North Shelter Forest (Green Great Wall) Programme, aimed at creating a forest chain extending from Xinjiang in the far north-west to Heilongjiang in the far north-east, to prevent further expansion of the Gobi and Taklimakan deserts. This multi-generational project is scheduled for completion in 2050.

This sent shivers down my spine. Imagine living in a world where the whole world starts multigenerational projects to benefit people whose grandparents are not even born yet. The things we could achieve if this quarter's profits weren't the dominant motivation.