Restoring The Earth - Loess Plateau

In Northwest China's Loess Plateau, an area roughly the size of France and the birthplace of Chinese civilization, agriculture and grazing practices over thousands of years have transformed the once lush forests into a dry and degraded ecosystem. As the yellow loess soil eroded, the silt raised the riverbed, causing seasonal flooding by the Yellow River. This, in turn, is bringing drought and famine. The Yellow River, also known as "China's Sorrow" has flooded more than 1,500 times.
In 1995, The World Bank and the Chinese government began the "Loess Plateau Watershed Rehabilitation Project"-its largest development project to date. It ambitiously set out to restore what was destroyed over 10,000 years. Working with Chinese planners from the Ministry of Water Resources, international planners from the World Bank managed, over a span of 10 years, to reshape the hydrology, soil dynamics, forestry, agriculture practices, and economic viability of the land. Radically restructuring local land use practices and engaging villagers to participate, the Project resulted in vast ecological improvements and new economic opportunities for the locals. "The Lessons of the Loess Plateau" is a hopeful representation of how to protect our natural systems, even those previously thought impossible to save.

[@surendersingal9122]

Great stomache churning presentation, improving land n people,s living conditions. Making environment sustainable. Progressive govt attitude of giving all out rewards for hard work. Jussojuan Surender Singal

[@exitosgnosis9557]

680 views what a joke. This needs to be seen! Loess is life!

[@juliejenkins2376]

Right! I came to make a similar comment. However now there are 8.1k views, it's still not enough. Why are farmers all over the world still resistant to this type of farming and land/soil management? It's crazy .

[@ahliong]

Please help by reposting this to your friend circle. Regards.

[@mahendrakr7926]

Sorely story of loess plateau is a lesson to world. Great work and great documentory . thanks

[@gotabocha]

Thank you so much for sharing this vital documentary! ... I was looking for it (full video) since a long! ... Will use it for inspiring people in my Country! ... Blessings for you, from México :)

[@iliasclearenco1229]

Fantastic documentary!!!

[@naturebehindglass6512]

if they would combine such a project with introducing affordable birthcontrol.... imagine how much more sustaineble this would make it?

[@pokeweed10k15]

@Conor Ronayne i would rather there be less people and not have to eat like a rodent. People are apex predators that have eaten meat for millions of years i refuse to go vegan

[@christophergunderson3960]

China has been very successful in implementing not just affordable, but effectively free birth control. So successful, in fact, that their population has now begun to decline and they are concerned that it is dropping too fast.