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Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie Natinonal Park, Zhangjiajie forest, Zhangjiajie China

China is planting 6.6 million hectares of new forest — almost the size of Ireland

The government of China has announced plans to plant 6.6 million hectares of forest in 2018 - that's an area roughly...

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Substantial swaths of globe face desertification without climate action - new study

Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels could reduce desertification...

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'Great American Desert' threatens to swallow eight US states as massive aquifer dries up

The Ogallala aquifer is one of the world's largest underground bodies of water, and many ecosystems and communities...

Nile River, Egypt, Cairo

The world's mightiest river is dying

The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental...

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China is fighting desertification with a Great Green Wall of trees

In a major geoengineering effort to fight back against ever-encroaching desert, China is planting trees to create...

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Archaeologist suggests ancient humans helped catalyze the Sahara's desertification

The Sahara Desert we know, with its rolling sand dunes and hot temperatures, used to be a verdant grassland with...

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The Mediterranean will become a desert unless global warming is limited to 1.5°C

Southern Spain could look like the Sahara unless global warming is held to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)...

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INFOGRAPHIC: The True Environmental Cost of Eating Meat

Do you know the real cost of a steak? We're not talking about the dollars that people shell out to buy one, but...

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Egyptian researchers discover a way to grow forests in the desert with sewage

Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into...

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The Great Green Wall of Africa could fight desertification and poverty

As the Sahara Desert steadily creeps into arable land, African policymakers and activists are pursuing a bold...

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Soaring skyscrapers transform barren deserts into life-giving oases

An honorable mention in eVolo's 2016 Skyscraper competition, Valley of the Giants takes a futuristic approach to...

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Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert

With 75 percent of its country comprised of desert, it's not easy for Tunisia to grow food. But the Sahara Forest...

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South African insurance company backs tree-planting effort to reduce effects of drought

Insurance companies are typically a fairly passive partner in disaster, showing up only when things have gone horribly...

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Unsettling images capture the devastating environmental issues troubling Senegal

Senegal has a serious environmental crisis on its hands. Between devastating deforestation, slash-and-burn agricultural...

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Margot Krasojevic's solar-powered sand turbine hotel aims to stop the spread of the Gobi Desert

Desertification and dust storm has been the topic of research for many years, prompting designers and scientist...

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