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A successfully afforested area of the desert as it stands with medium-sized trees today. (Le Yu/Tsinghua University)

Shrubs curb carbon emissions in China’s largest desert

An experiment in western China over the past four decades shows that it is possible to tame the expansion of desert lands with greenery, and, in the process, pull excess carbon dioxide out of the sky. The sprawling greening project along the edges of China’s Taklamakan Desert is creating a visible and measurable carbon sink...
By Jules Bernstein |
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