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China’s Law of Prevention and Control of Desertification

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China’s Law of Prevention and Control of Desertification is the world’s first integrated law dedicated to combating desertification. It provides a legal framework to support the implementation of China’s National Action Programme to Combat Desertification and a host of projects aimed at rehabilitating and revegetating land at risk, from the vast Three-North Shelterbelt “Great Green Wall” Programme to local tree planting initiatives. For its impressive achievements in reversing the trend of desertification, China’s Law was recognised with the Future Policy Silver Award 2017, awarded by the World Future Council in partnership with the UNCCD.

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