Bamboos to beat desertification: China turns fast-growing grass into green sand barriers
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China is fighting desertification — which affects 27.4% of its land and 400 million people — using bamboo-woven sand barriers that last up to 10 years, three times longer than straw grids, while cutting costs by over 20% and eliminating plastic pollution. Field trials in Qinghai and Inner Mongolia have already proven successful.
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