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With more than half of its reclaimable desertified land treated, China has taken the lead globally in achieving zero growth in land degradation and become the largest contributor to global afforestation, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Since 2012, China has seen its desertified land decrease by 4.3 million hectares, said Guan Zhiou, head of the administration, reporting to an ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, on Tuesday. "This demonstrates a positive trend of overall improvement and accelerated enhancement," he said. ▲ Workers plant grass grids for sand control in the Tengger Desert in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on May 30. Feng Kaihua/Xinhua He credited the achievement to a series of concerted efforts by the country to promote initiatives aimed at controlling desertification, underpinned by the establishment of a robust and effective legal framework. Currently, t
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