China plants trees to hold back desertification
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DUOLUN COUNTY, China  - Until giant sand dunes swallowed his home, Deng Baogui was a shepherd and wheat farmer in an Inner Mongolian village where his family had lived for three generations.
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Arctic plant seeds are able to migrate the distances needed to survive climate changes, scientists suggest.
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China's government on Tuesday stepped up controls on land uses in a new effort to cool off an economic boom and threatened to punish local officials who fail to stop improper sales, a state news agency reported.
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China went on the global warming  offensive on Monday, unveiling a climate change action plan  while stressing it will not sacrifice economic ambitions to  international demands to cut greenhouse gas pollution.
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By Zhan Lisheng  GUANGZHOU: Guangdong Province is trying to curb industrial pollution by preventing cities with excessive pollutant emissions being granted new investment projects.
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The coastal trees and shrubs saved hundreds of lives in India by protecting villages from the waves.
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China has built a large earth dam to  protect a dinosaur fossil site from being washed away by  floods, state media said on Tuesday.
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Scientists and officials strengthened efforts to forestall the extinction of thousands of species and protect the world&#39;s habitats in talks in
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In China, where coal is king, the governmentâs push to increase the use of alternative energies faces obstacles, from bureaucracy to bottlenecks in manufacturing.
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Europe and North America have reversed centuries of deforestation and are showing a net increase in wooded areas, while most developing countries continue to cut down their trees, a U.N. agency said Tuesday.
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The federal government and a nonprofit group are buying the land from local farmers to ensure its biodiversity is preserved. BY LISA J. ADAMS /Associated Press.
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Artificial rainfall temporarily eases drought in northwest China   XI'AN, Feb.
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The worldâs tallest sand dunes, some half a kilometre high, survive in a windy desert in northern China because water cements them together, a new study suggests.
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GUANGZHOU, China  - In southern China, it doesn't  matter if an animal is an endangered species. As long as it  walks, wriggles or jumps, it's good enough for the pot.
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Many Arctic plant species have readily adjusted to big climate changes, which implies that at least in that region, plants may be able to shift long distances.
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China is trying to stop its pandas, rebounding from the brink of extinction, from inbreeding by building them a giant safari park, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
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China said Tuesday it was working hard to increase its use of renewable energy, but needs to be given some leeway in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gases.