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China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink (www.livescience.com)

submitted 5 days ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We’re much better at turning carbon sinks into deserts.

[–] Trudge@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There have been coördinated reforestation and afforestation prohects on all populated continents for the last four decades at least. I'm surprised that we only now confirmed that these processes can "transform a desert into a carbon sink" and I'm wondering if the data is lagging or if the work is much slower than I realized.

[–] ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago

I believe there's been real progress in the Sahel in western Africa. Iirc it involves more than just planting trees but full on land management like having grazing livestock graze in newly forested areas.