From ending deforestation in China, to ending it everywhere
Experts argue China can build on protections for its own forests and expand due diligence to cover overseas products
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Experts argue China can build on protections for its own forests and expand due diligence to cover overseas products
Tree-planting has been at the heart of China's environmental efforts for decades.
After a hard morning planting fresh shoots in the dunes on the edge of the Gobi Desert, 78-year-old farmer Wang Tianchang retrieves a three-stringed lute from his shed, sits down beneath the fiery midday sun, and starts to play.
In March, heavy sandstorms hit Beijing for the first time in six years, putting the country's reforestation efforts under scrutiny.
WUWEI, June 3 — After a hard morning planting fresh shoots in the dunes on the edge of the Gobi Desert, 78-year-old farmer Wang Tianchang retrieves a three-stringed lute from his shed, sits down beneath the fiery midday sun, and starts to play. “If you want to fight the desert, there’s no...