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Reforestation and China's Great Green Wall
Graham Watson
6th June 2021
This video looks at China's attempts to build a Great Green Wall to help stop the desertification of the Gobi Desert, and sandstorms hitting Beijing.
It is an example of old-school interventionism, of the sort that only China can practice, in the hope that it can overcome the environmental problems associated with desertification.
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Graham Watson
Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.
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