The Tamers of Sands of the Gobi Desert | SLICE EARTH

[@feiwang6338]

According to the latest statistics, China has made significant progress in desert afforestation and management over the past few years. Specifically, till 2023, China completed afforestation covering approximately 2.424 million acres, improved grassland through planting grass on about 2.653 million acres, and successfully treated desertified and rocky desertification land covering approximately 1.156 million acres.

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thanks for the stats and figures! do you have the source, so that we can share it with people that would want more informations 😊

[@fbl1056]

@@SLICE_Earth www.forestry.gov.cn/c/www/gtlhbg/550046.jhtml

[@wangmiss-y5h]

It should be easy to find. I have seen a lot. You can also go to the scene to see it. It is very spectacular

[@raideepu4]

I have checked out recent videos of these deserts and they are now green and luscious. China is doing an amzing job.

[@rezzer7918]

I doubt it

[@holdinmuhl4959]

@@rezzer7918 , I don't.

[@CommonSenses101]

​@@rezzer7918bc you are still living in a basement room. Know nothing about the outside world.

[@alm_alb]

Link please 🥺

[@fankakong8279]

@@alm_alb kzbin.info/www/bejne/mICVea1ppL1omposi=ECAz2EVNtQZA2hjb

[@rial2997]

chinese people are so hard working ❤ love form Bangladesh 🇨🇳❤️🇧🇩

[@wia1958]

祖國好政策！新疆人福氣！祖國加油祖國萬歲！中國人萬歲萬歲萬萬歲！

[@steevek]

Chinese is the only race fight against the desert restlessly and with some level of sustainable success. Thanks to those involved this great and meaningful job

[@amohzuhfanyi4304]

But busy destroying water bodies in Africa

[@wanhunkow]

Any proofs

[@amohzuhfanyi4304]

​@@wanhunkow are you aware that illegal mining activities are ongoing in Africa? Do you know those involve in such activities? The are the Chinese.

[@SLICE_Earth]

Well it seems to be quite the assumption to say they are the only ones.. you can find examples from other nationalities on videos from this very channel, for both cases

[@b_uppy]

The Chinese are failing miserably. Corruption is rampant, and prohjects fail long before they are even completed. Many projects are based on "the look of things" rather than a deep understanding of reclamation/restoration. Bribes and communist ideology over common sense also hampers success. The Loess Plateau has been the only long term success, and the current leader messed that too...

[@Jin88866]

If the footage is from 2014, which is 10 years ago, I wonder how it looks today. You should make a follow up video about it in 2024, it'd be very interesting.

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

Probably like shit. Like most projects in china

[@critterjon4061]

Based on the lumber that is being exported by China from areas restored during the green wall project not very well. Most of the trees seem to have a higher rate of insect and disease infestation compared to trees produce in other areas . They also have shown higher signs of stresses related to lack of adequate water and nutrients

[@thirsupitishanti9107]

Thanks,from thailand

[@robrob6719]

​@@critterjon4061 insects and diseases in desert 😂 hel no

[@thomson5254]

They planted all the sane type and 80% died but they are rectifying it with diversity

[@PaulineWatts-k9l]

We have a beautiful planet , so nice to see people looking after it instead of destroying it ❤

[@Gurci28]

Okay, but the winds in the Gobi desert are very strong! 4:52

[@QuangAnh-w2j]

Great battle, win for everyone .❤ Don't make war with people , let make war with hard side of natural.

[@HugoBrown]

It amazes me how we can't enjoy video's like this without someone in comments relating it back to politics, without any kind of source or just outright jealous that this country is doing something about a environmental problem. Let us celebrate these achievements of building greenwalls / reforestation wherever it's happening , because in the end it will benefit the local people and YOU in broader sense as citizen of this planet we all live on.

[@SLICE_Earth]

This is the best comment have read today, thank you 🙏

[@rezzer7918]

Ahh... yoo sho do tark arot

[@HugoBrown]

@@thebrowns5337 thank you and totally agree with you on all of your comment

[@erichbiswanger4265]

Bei uns in Doofland macht die Ampel gerade grüne Energie… und zerstört durch Abholzung 1000…. sende Hektar Wald … Super das es solche Projekte gibt.. Danke an die Arbeiter und an China

[@EternallyGod]

They are lies....problem is you believe them cause you are a simple person with no common sense.

[@ptiz6231]

For those who wonder or doubt. MuUs Desert: 39° 38′ 0″ N, 109° 0′ 0″ E Kubuqi Desert: 40° 32' 0 "N, 108° 06 '0" E Google Earth isn't controlled by CCP.

[@lenziany]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@emmanuilushka]

I checked Kubuqi desert on Google maps and it seems that this territory now is crammed with shrubbery patches west of Ordos city

[@FredGuia-s1p]

The CCP has been continuously smeared by the west media, and even the CCP's breathing is portrayed as wrong. Under such persistent smear campaigns, it's a miracle if ordinary western people can form an objective view of the CCP or China.

[@ShoaibAli-nt7gu]

"China is a sleeping giant, when she wakes she will shake the world" Napolean

[@azharidris7092]

what do mean when she's awake.. China already woken up several decades ago.. how patronising..

[@atlasknox7514]

Yeah but Pakistan is an awaken shithole though

[@mohamadazam2545]

She what is She ???🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mohamadazam2545]

​@@azharidris7092parah 😂

[@牛皮纸老虎]

事实上，green wall远比视频里描述的宏大。从1978年开始，3个阶段8期工程，直到2050年结束。同时还结合南水北调西线工程。实际工程规模超乎你的想象。

[@animallover19581]

Their ancestors built the Great wall. Impossible is a word they dont understand .👍👏👍👏

[@SariPutri-x6v]

Yes

[@shafiqsps7768]

Wow 😮 good work 👌from Pakistan 🇵🇰 ❤ 🇨🇳

[@Orwellian-Purple-Grapes-1984]

Beautiful work and a great video showcases all the hard work and splendid results of the Chinese people. What's disturbing is that all the replies underneath the comments have suddenly disappeared from this video, what's up with that censorship, KZbin?

[@magnaviator]

Wonderful episode, would have loved to see more!

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thank you!

[@vannsokhom8125]

Chinese people are so intelligent and they work so hard and are very patient to do the most amazing jobs, love from Cambodia ❤❤❤

[@samle5693]

Chinese people are hard work and smart 👍🏻

[@Ali-wm1fm]

Wow amazing people

[@shabudinjaver4672]

Good work people of China show the way forward for the rest of the world of big talking environmentlists especially the UN .

[@jogana6909]

Well done China

[@hansu-nihon]

What a fantastic project! I really like this.😊❤👍

[@amubi]

Amazing effort to make earth better place for mankind

[@mohancm4301]

Thank to all team of china 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 From Indian

[@jamesbundoora5209]

I just recently visited China. They are very environmentally conscious. All the bikes are electric. The temperature of the rooms in offices and shopping centres is kept at 29 Celsius. They're amazing.

[@LordDaret]

Umm… they’re not? All the bikes are electric, but they overproduce them/seize them from their owners and dump them in the middle of the woods. Also they catch fire extremely easily. The buildings are kept at higher temperatures because people can’t afford the increasing electricity prices and are cutting costs. Also don’t forget the coal power plants being built on mass and the dumping of pollutants directly into farmland water and even the ground water. The CCP is politically conscious, not environmentally so.

[@KS-hj6xn]

Incredible Results! Keep planting! Great job! 👍

[@abhiramsamantray280]

Superb🎉🎉keep it up

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@magic-yp9tm]

有些人说浪费水资源，其实中国只在一些水文条件好的地区恢复那些以前是树林的沙漠，这个叫治理沙漠。 水文条件不好的，就只能防沙固沙，做草井（沙漠因为温差大，有了这个早上会有水凝聚） 我们这么做就是为了自己生存环境能好一点，并不是说什么面子工程，当然说好听了也是为了人类的未来 小时候我们时常刮沙尘暴，现在基本没了

[@哈哦故事]

中国有南水北调工程，以后慢慢应该也会将水利条件不好的地方进行改造，进而恢复更多的树林。

[@NoahHagen]

that poplar plantation could easily be used more efficiently, the poplar while fast growing and quick dying, will provide unseen nutrients to the soils for the correct trees to grow in. planting them at the same time could easily help each other grow and live longer by simply using the poplar as a food source.

[@АмирНазыты]

Вот как они китайцы самый умные, красивые дома деревне независимо от бедности построили одинаковые дома. Сейчас пошли на пустыни чтобы людям конфорт было и чистый востух. А у нас россии нет красивых дома деревне только одни развалины. Как китайцы быстро развивает везде во всех сверах. Говорят китайцы угнетает уйгуров, а дома уйгуров очень красивые . Приежайте россии посмотрите как россияны живут , обсолютно партак .

[@liweieva]

Russia will be better and better.

[@cliveocnacuwenga4615]

JUST BEAUTIFUL. MORE LAND SPACE FOR A GROWING POPULATION.

[@ringostar4904]

Well done China, incredible. Hope this motivates other countries, especially in Africa, to do something similar.

[@luisanthonychau]

China shares its experience with African countries and funds their effort to reforestation. Ethiopia follows China's model used at Loess Plateau and is quite successful.

[@APSRTCLIC]

All countries having deserts should learn lessons from this experience and make derserts green to change the environment.

[@SolidGoldShows]

The poplar trees didn't survive? How many inches of rain do you get annually? I'm curious because I am growing this tree in my high desert farm.

[@feitian5797]

白杨树活下来了、、单一种植白杨树容易发生病虫害、、

[@laraw840]

Why do i get so emotional watching this? ❤❤❤

[@SLICE_Earth]

Why do i get so emotional. reading this comment? 🫶

[@SariPutri-x6v]

Amazing China❤❤❤

[@deepeshkouravarmylover7]

क्या कोई भारतीय दर्शक है 🇮🇳❤️

[@Respectstylish1999]

Haa

[@wulfw.8452]

I'm here smearing.

[@ahmadottoabdurahman5015]

They are hard working people,, i am amazed to them. They will not give up their efforts till their Goal succeed

[@gerardoberdin6036]

That's admirable worthy to be emulated.

[@Brian-uy2tj]

This is what mankind really ought to be focused on, making our planet green, healthy and bountiful. Imagine if the world were not dominated by greedy sociopaths having wars to steal "this natural resource" from "that group" and instead put their efforts into cooperation and projects like these. I know, I know, how silly. More like how sad that isn't how it is.

[@NA-di1oe]

Very good job congratulations to Chinese engineers.

[@ДиваныйЭксперт-ъ3х]

Китайцы молодцы трудолюбивый народ

[@SP-ro9nm]

Chinese strategies against Arabic Culture and Arabic Desert is indeed appreciable ❤

[@soowo5942]

A simple solution for Arabic countries: building solar farms in the desert.

[@ed9763]

@@soowo5942 it is not that simple . the surfaces of the glass panels soon get scratched and dimmed by desert sand storms and you need ample water source to wash the panels from sand accumulation frequently.

[@soowo5942]

@@ed9763 exactly! The water will wet the land under the panels regularly, perfect for grass or bushes to grow. There's good examples in China, That's Why i suggested that.

[@mskhanmskhan425]

@slice Please make a detailed full episode if possible. So interesting.

[@SLICE_Earth]

Noted! ;)

[@thegiggler2]

Glad they came up with something other than using shovels to implant straw by hand. I know they have a lot of cheap labor, but all that should be mechanized with planters such as how farmers plant agricultural fields.

[@alokabanerjee1701]

They do it out of love for their country, they are very patriotic!

[@楊WWWhaoerd]

在沙漠使用机械😢你认真的吗？沙子会毁掉一切

[@knowledgejoy3554]

good work

[@CloudWalkBeta]

I would be keen to see more follow up videos documenting the progress made by these remarkable teams and the success of their technique and effort.

[@neetakhurma1907]

Amazing

[@carolinejayes157]

Keep it up people your doing a great job.!

[@HarshkumarSingh-ju1wt]

Great Work its a miracle for human

[@dksir-tamku]

Amazing !

[@code33startup]

This is amazing ❤

[@wanghaley417]

Wow so amazing

[@duinay3]

China is amazing with nature

[@dineshbhattarai67]

China ❤🇳🇵

[@luciferdevil4725]

Good work

[@LearningZoneLanguages]

I take my hat off to these people.🎩They are doing an amazing job👏🏼 I have an idea so that the sand is not blown into the city by wind. Cardboard paper should be placed in the sand, fixed with stones at the corners.

[@AhCrutch]

Chinese use squared grass grid to fix the sand.

[@dalang8872]

Well done 👍 China 🇨🇳 and Chinese peoples 💪👏🙏♥️💐

[@ΚώσταςΣιδηρόπουλος-ι5ε]

Είστε αρχαίος πολιτισμος σας λέει κάτι

[@HairstylishCM]

สุดยอดครับ

[@SLICE_Earth]

ขอบคุณมาก!

[@haseenakumail122]

Respect yours efforts china For stabilizing mother earth 🌎 Respect from Kashmir

[@AliKhan-pk9up]

Excellent video

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thanks for watching!

[@anthonywilliams-vx4cm]

You can spray Oil mixed in Water to prevent the Desert Sand from moving. Spray 80 percent water mixed with 20 percent Oil and spray this on the surface of the Desert Sand to prevent the Sand from moving.

[@larskumpfert6890]

I commend these efforts, but it has to be said that a lot of these lands were luscious green forests once and then were taken out by Mao to fire his industry with disastrous ecological consequences.

[@kevinaa114]

idioot

[@JaneUltramen]

Saya kadang Bingung kenapa diPuncak Gunung Banyak Air., Ternyata Pucuk2 Pohon yang Tinggi itu Menyedot Air.. Suhu Dingin Jadi sebab Uap air diJebak oleh Daun2 Lalu Menetes Ke Tanah.. itulah knp diPuncak Gunung meski Jauh dari Laut Tetap Banyak Air.. Aneh tapi Nyata..

[@peterorigavong7536]

There will be new cities and town and villages to follow these new habitable landscape that the world forgotten to take

[@4kflyhigh976]

This is unbeleivable..

[@AlimarCalura]

Great job....work and work great people.....

[@LászlóJuhász-q8v]

Hosszútávú sikereket kívánok.

[@hashyt8382]

सुपर 👌👍🙏

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thanks!!

[@hashyt8382]

नाईस 👌👍🙏💔

[@hashyt8382]

अतिसुंदर

[@govindagovindalamichhane3310]

चिन र नेपाल एक अषल मित्री देश हो त्रिमुल नेपाल त्रिमुल नेपाल चितवन त्रिमुल नेपाल राप्तीनगर चितवन धन्यवाद।

[@Hystericall]

Truly inspiring. Terraforming in real life.

[@GeneralMoss]

this is how you do it. One generation builds for the next and in a few decade it's a beautiful place. Unlike the west/eu one generation of tiktok passing on tiktok to the next

[@planckhouse4418]

Good information

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thank you so much!

[@guorenzhong2922]

amazing

[@birukabose1907]

Great job

[@CrazyWatcher670]

At the end- return of the wildlife is a great sign.

[@pawanjindal4286]

Great work

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thanks!!

[@tatsdgreat8886]

Why these channels keep on showing these decade old videos??? Why cant they show a recent video of these projects so we have an idea wether these actions really worked

[@rap3208]

try to google "nasa photos of greening china deserts".

[@nyaluogowalter136]

Wish it was longer

[@Philip-x3d]

great timing guys. All that extra AND FREE co2 will certainly help these plants grow faster.

[@flemishbear9658]

They should leave the dead trees as a food source for the new trees.

[@aravindadhithya274]

Nice good job

[@achalasharma8756]

Nature can be harsh but with effort we can overcome ❤

[@TsLeng]

CIA bots never sleep judging by the replies

[@VerasakSahachaisaree]

How to go to visit this amzing work?

[@user-pc4rh6sc3f]

You can drive. 塞罕坝 the one of them near by beijing. Its very popular scenic spots now.

[@Lolslos90]

Where do they get water from.???

[@wowethan6079]

这些green wall几乎是靠近城镇的，水可以通过水车从附近的绿洲运进来，这项工作目的是阻止沙漠扩大，并不是改变沙漠，毕竟那也是不切实际的，70年间绝大多数被改造过的沙漠都已经变成了green，这不是短时间工作，从1950s就已经开始的工作，只不过经济发展加速了这个建设规模

[@jasonobrien2929]

Canada s jackpine is quite tough. Seems like a older tree kind. Good in dry condition.

[@bluesky5542]

Good job I like it.

[@reygieflorestv13]

I hope chinese people will continue this program

[@cheungssaustin]

This is a plan that started in 1978. It will be for 73 years. The youth of two generations has been buried in that desert. Every Chinese will burst into tears when talking about it. Such a long-term plan seems to be what only a semi-authoritarian country can accomplish. A democratic country cannot do it, a fully authoritarian country cannot do it

[@ichifish]

There are lots of smart people in China, and they have an enormous project: Greening the desert! I think they'll rise to the challenge.

[@ShangUma]

How about planting Banyans?

[@shermich90]

But all the same species of plant, shouldn't they plant a few different varieties to make it more resilient?

[@b_uppy]

Yes. They are having great tree losses where they planted monocultures of trees by the road. The lack of plant diversity is is harming soil life. Zero animals go into these places and that harms it further.

[@DBT1007]

In the first place, there are only few trees that can survive the desert condition 😅. So these plants are the most resistant ones. 8:49 you can hear the different species of trees. It's not monoculture. Also, these regions probably originally desert for thousanss of years. So, no native plants. Edit: and also, everything has process. They just planting big trees. The shrubs will come later naturally. And othee plants too. It's all natural. And with steps They plant big trees first to give shades to the ground so the other plants can grow.

[@b_uppy]

@DBT1007 They were planted for their use once cut, rather than "best tree for the site." Additionally these are a monoculture, and these trees are already dying out due to disease. If they had planted pioneer species, such as Prosopis, (mesquite) these trees might have acted as a nursery to other plants and animals, but it failed. Zero additional plant or animal life has come in. To come in far at all, they risk death.

[@luisanthonychau]

As the video pointed out, they failed at biodiversity and suffered the consequences. They added more variety later.

[@b_uppy]

@@luisanthonychau Really? WHERE?

[@ahmedabd-a6]

A black chinese man, now i have seen everything, love from Iraq ❤

[@shoka3167]

Why are you showing us 10 years old footage.

[@JohnDoe-kv2ki]

The problem is lack of water trees can't grow if the is not enough water

[@planwoods]

哇，好辛苦，皮膚曬那麼黑❤❤

[@Jungletrump]

your mistake is that you are monocropping. you need cover crops to enrich the soil

[@inanyuksel1587]

Süper

[@GaddarKerim1]

You should try cactuses.

[@xifeng9037]

仙人掌对固沙没什么用，根本没有改善沙漠的能力。

[@MangoCitizen]

Extreme Monocropping! What can possibly go wrong!😂😂