Projects meant to help Xinjiang region build ecological barrier to protect its arable land from erosion and desertification
2-MIN READ2-MINVictoria BelaPublished: 12:00pm, 17 May 2026China has launched a new offensive on desertification in western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, deploying the same technology used on the moon to help safeguard food security.
The projects are meant to help the region build an ecological barrier to protect the region’s arable land from erosion and desertification, according to a report last month by Science and Technology Daily, the official newspaper of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Among the new technologies being deployed to battle desertification at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert are six environmentally friendly materials for sand control.
