Great Green Wall 2.0: China is geoengineering deserts with ...
Dec 31, 2025 · Deserts are hard to reclaim because plants cannot survive on shifting sand, but scientists in northwest China are changing that by dropping vast amounts of blue-green algae …
Algae bringing deserts to life as part of ‘Great Green Wall’
Jan 1, 2026 · Deserts are hard to reclaim because plants cannot survive on shifting sand, but scientists in northwestern China are changing that – by dropping vast amounts of blue-green …
Gluing Deserts Together: How China’s Blue-Green Algae Is ...
Jan 3, 2026 · China’s blue-green algae desert reclamation project isn’t just about environmental restoration—it’s proof of concept for microbial geoengineering as practical, scalable, and …
China Uses Algae Geoengineering to Turn Deserts Into Fertile Land
Jan 2, 2026 · Scientists in China are pioneering a large-scale geoengineering initiative that uses cyanobacteria-based “artificial crusts” to convert lifeless desert dunes into stable, usable land. …
China deploys drought-resilient algae to stabilize desert land
Jan 5, 2026 · Chinese researchers are deploying large quantities of blue-green algae to stabilize shifting desert sands, marking one of the largest uses of microbes to reshape natural …
Chinese scientists use blue-green algae to transform barren ...
Jan 3, 2026 · Chinese researchers are working on a massive geoengineering project of “artificial crusting.” They are using vast amounts of blue-green algae to turn barren dunes into stable, …
The Great Green Wall: China’s Fight Against Desertification
Nov 25, 2023 · To combat the spread of deserts and reduce the number of dust storms, Chinese authorities are engaged in a tree-planting campaign to establish forests along the edges of the …