All told, since 2020, 52,500 hectares of land have been rehabilitated, with forest coverage increasing from just 4.5% to 45%.

Episodic precipitation pulses are important for driving biological activity in desert ecosystems. The pattern of precipitation, including the size of rain events and the duration of time between ...

When most people think of deserts, the word that often comes to mind is sand—and a lot of it. Deserts cover almost a quarter of the earth, yet it's hard to imagine life thriving in such hostile ...

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The property encompasses the western part of the greatest expanse of windblown sand on Earth, known as Ar Rub' al-KhaIi, and conserves a portion of one of the Earth’s most spectacular desert ...

Tourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot in Dunhuang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 31, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Crescent Spring, a famed desert oasis in northwest ...

Rajasthan’s grasslands, deserts and shrublands that cover nearly 34 per cent of the state but remain largely invisible in ...

Discover deserts that experience snowfall, defying the stereotype of hot, arid landscapes. Learn about the Sahara, Atacama, ...

Ping Yue, Xiaoan Zuo, Kaihui Li, Xiangyun Li, Shaokun Wang, Xujun Ma, Hao Qu, Min Chen, Liangxu Liu, Tom Misselbrook and Qiang Yu Aims Drought significantly impacts ecosystem structure and function, ...