Beijing, June 17 -- China has made substantial strides in combating desertification, with 365 million mu (about 24.3 million hectares) of desertified areas turned into green land since 2012, data from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration showed Tuesday.
About 27.94 million mu of land has been put under protection against desertification over the past 13 years, said the administration on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, which falls on June 17 each year.
Official data also showed that from 2000 to 2019, the total amount of wind-eroded soil in the country's major deserts and sandy land has declined by about 40%, and China is the first nation to achieve zero growth in land degradation.
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