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Inner Mongolia desert restoration project blends private funding with community livelihoods

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A private afforestation project in Inner Mongolia's Tengger Desert is attempting to combat desertification through ecological engineering and economic incentives. Led by Yuen Shu Wah and his company Alxa League Springfield Forest Limited, the initiative focuses on planting drought-resistant, indigenous species to restore degraded land. The project aims to not only green the desert but also create sustainable livelihoods for local communities through a developed "sand industry." AI

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Inner Mongolia desert restoration project blends private funding with community livelihoods

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Advertising partner ·

    Social Transformation in the Sands

    [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] On the southeastern rim of the Tengger Desert, where dunes can rise 30 metres high and advance significant metres a year, a private afforestation effort is attempting something larger than tree planting. …

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