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Restore land the size of China to meet climate and nature goals, U.N. says

Workers water recently planted trees outside a village near the edge of the Gobi desert on the outskirts of Wuwei, Gansu province, China, April 15, 2021. Tree-planting has been at the heart of China's environmental efforts for decades as the country seeks to turn barren deserts and marshes near its borders into farmland. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins     SEARCH "SAND RAWLINS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RC27WM92C17Z

Workers water recently planted trees outside a village near the edge of the Gobi desert. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Michael Taylor
Asia correspondent and sub-editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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