Officials in [Inner Mongolia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_mongolia “Wikipedia’s Inner Mongolia entry”) say they have established a living barrier of trees, grass and shrubs wide enough to hold back the [Gobi desert](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert “Wikipedia’s Gobi desert entry”) and to curb the sandstorms blowing over northeast Asia and hitting the United States.
The desert has been marching southeast at a rate of three kilometres a year heading directly for Beijing, but the expansion has stopped, at least for now, officials say.
[Read](http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/06/green_wall_of_china_aims_to_ho.php “Read the Story”) (SEED Magazine)
[Read](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/280316/1/.html “Read the Story”) (Channel NewsAsia)
Hi Steve,
re:
?Green Wall of China? Aims to Hold Back Desert
link to Seed article didnt seem to work.
is it because Im trying to view from within China’s firewall? could you send me the link?
many thanks!
cheers,
Su
Hi Steve,
re:
?Green Wall of China? Aims to Hold Back Desert
link to Seed article didnt seem to work.
is it because Im trying to view from within China’s firewall? could you send me the link?
many thanks!
cheers,
Su