China, Zhongwei region is a symbol of resilience and eco-innovation

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With an eye on ecological balance, china has been struggling for decades with a silent enemy: desertification. In Zhongwei, an arid area in Ningxia, innovative solutions are being implemented to restore the landscape and transform lives. Our correspondent Evelyn Leyva tells us more. teleSUR

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00:00And with an eye on ecological balance, China has been struggling for decades with a silent

00:12enemy desertification in Songwei, an arid area in Ningxia. Innovative solutions are being

00:18implemented to restore the landscape and transform lives. Our correspondent, Evelyn Leipa, with the details.

00:24Sandstorms have severely affected the Zhongwei region in Ningxia, province of China, in recent

00:33decades. The destruction included crops, infrastructure, and affected the course of the

00:38Yellow River. Today the region is a symbol of resilience and ecological innovation,

00:44thanks to a project to stop desertification. The goal is to protect our landscape after

00:52controlling the sand. Once protected, we can build a thatched workshop one and a half meters thick,

00:56and then stop the sand flow. After handing it over to the employer, we can implement

01:01bi-engineering measures to control the sand and turn the desert into an oasis.

01:07The main focus is on the efficient use of bioengineering, thatching workshops and grass

01:14grids with advanced restoration. The team led by Tang Timing managed to replace labor with specialized

01:19machinery to gain efficiency and reduce costs, taking into account that the main problem lies

01:23in the scarcity of precipitation.

01:26We also have photovoltaic power generation, Beijing power generation, and Beijing ecological

01:36restoration. Our biggest challenge is the scarcity of rainfall in our area, which makes vegetation

01:41restoration very difficult. Over the years we have continuously innovated in technology and invented

01:47thatching workshops, using machinery instead of manual labor. We invented tools for mining and

01:52planted grass grids. In the process of transporting and controlling sand, we rely on these new

01:58technologies and methods. We have reduced costs by using them. Especially in mining, because of the rainfall

02:04problem, we have to solve the planting density how many trees and grasses are planted per acre, which

02:09not only attracts rainfall, but also contributes to our survival and growth, but also contributes to our

02:15survival and growth, but it also contributes to our survival and growth.

02:17The fight against desertification not only has an environmental impact. For farmers, it means an economic

02:25turnaround that contributes to generate more employment, income, and better living conditions.

02:29We have built grass grids all around the city, in all areas that can touch the desert, and we planted our

02:36chasing plants, so that our city is no longer blocked and can flourish in the middle of the desert.

02:46The first thing that the sand prevention and control work has meant for local farmers is a considerable

02:51improvement in their lives and incomes. In recent years, they had to work for a living, but after the

02:56sand prevention work, their income has increased significantly.

02:59Sus ingresos han aumentado significativamente.

03:05Xiongwei demonstrates that sustainability is possible when science, wealth, and community are

03:09combined. A model that is spreading to other regions of the world and facing the relentless advance of sand.

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