China has for decades been planting trees in the Gobi to form a "Great Green Wall" to prevent the encroachment of the desert. Part of that effort is shown here in Gansu Province on April 12, 2022.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Nearly half a century ago, China had an audacious ...

Two new studies highlight mounting environmental challenges: China's decades-long tree-planting campaign has altered national water cycles, and global biodiversity faces rising compound climate ...

A new study shows China's decades-long reforestation projects, including the Great Green Wall, have altered the country's hydrology. Increased vegetation has boosted evaporation and transpiration, ...

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, reviewed the websites of 99 international organizations that promote and fund reforestation projects to determine how well they report ...