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'''Kubuqi Desert''' ({{zh|s=库布齐沙漠 |t=庫布齊沙漠 |p=Kùbùqí Shāmò}}) is a desert in [[Inner Mongolia]], China. It is the 7th largest desert in China and is part of the [[Ordos Desert]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Revitalising China’s Kubuqi Desert |url=https://www.scmp.com/photos/today-photos/2161560/revitalising-chinas-kubuqi-desert |accessdate=30 May 2019 |work=South China Morning Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Korea Forest Service to Host Global Forest Meetings in June |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=32406 |accessdate=30 May 2019 |work=비즈니스코리아 - BusinessKorea |date=30 May 2019 |language=ko}}</ref> The desert is 18,600 |
'''Kubuqi Desert''' ({{zh|s=库布齐沙漠 |t=庫布齊沙漠 |p=Kùbùqí Shāmò}}) is a desert in [[Inner Mongolia]], China. It is the 7th largest desert in China and is part of the [[Ordos Desert]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Revitalising China’s Kubuqi Desert |url=https://www.scmp.com/photos/today-photos/2161560/revitalising-chinas-kubuqi-desert |accessdate=30 May 2019 |work=South China Morning Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Korea Forest Service to Host Global Forest Meetings in June |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=32406 |accessdate=30 May 2019 |work=비즈니스코리아 - BusinessKorea |date=30 May 2019 |language=ko}}</ref> The desert is 18,600 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="tm">{{cite news |title=What We Can Learn From the Greening of China's Kubuqi Desert |url=http://time.com/4851013/china-greening-kubuqi-desert-land-restoration/ |accessdate=30 May 2019 |work=Time |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Desertification== |
==Desertification== |
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The area had gone through [[desertification]] due to [[overgrazing]].<ref name="tm" |
The area had gone through [[desertification]] due to [[overgrazing]].<ref name="tm" /> |
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==Restoration== |
==Restoration== |
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Starting in 1988, the [[Elion Group|Elion Resources Group]] and the Government of Beijing worked to reverse [[desertification]] and restore the environment. Since then one third of the desert has had greenery restored.<ref name="tm" |
Starting in 1988, the [[Elion Group|Elion Resources Group]] and the Government of Beijing worked to reverse [[desertification]] and restore the environment. Since then one third of the desert has had greenery restored.<ref name="tm" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:33, 3 April 2020
Kubuqi Desert (simplified Chinese: 库布齐沙漠; traditional Chinese: 庫布齊沙漠; pinyin: Kùbùqí Shāmò) is a desert in Inner Mongolia, China. It is the 7th largest desert in China and is part of the Ordos Desert.[1][2] The desert is 18,600 km2.[3]
Desertification
The area had gone through desertification due to overgrazing.[3]
Restoration
Starting in 1988, the Elion Resources Group and the Government of Beijing worked to reverse desertification and restore the environment. Since then one third of the desert has had greenery restored.[3]
References
- ^ "Revitalising China's Kubuqi Desert". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Korea Forest Service to Host Global Forest Meetings in June". 비즈니스코리아 - BusinessKorea (in Korean). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "What We Can Learn From the Greening of China's Kubuqi Desert". Time. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
