Green Wall of China
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The Green Wall of China will be a human-planted forest in China, designed to hold back the Gobi Desert.[1] When completed around 2074,[1] it will stretch 2,800 miles and include thousands of trees.
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[edit] Overview
[edit] Effects of the Gobi Desert
China has seen 3,600km2 of grassland overtaken every year by the Gobi. This loss of farmland has caused an estimated $50 billion in losses each year for China's economy.[2] Dust storms blanket farmland all over China, which could cause even further damage to China's agriculture economy.
[edit] Interruptions
Water and land erosion, plus over farming, have halted planting in many areas of the project. China's booming pollution rate have also weakened the soil, causing it to be unusable.[2]
Corruption and lack of funds have also halted the plan. China's economy, unstable as it is, has yet to become stable enough to fund this operation.
[edit] References
- ^ a b BBC News | MEDIA REPORTS | China's Great Green Wall
- ^ a b WorldChanging: The Fall of the Green Wall of China retrieved March 19, 2007
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