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95 Million Desert Shrubs Planted to Hold Back the Sand on 123,000 Hectares of Inner Mongolia
by SEE Foundation (Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation) · HQ 🇨🇳 China
0plantsDesert plants (mostly saxaul) planted since 2014, reported as 'over'as of 2025-06-16 · may be outdated
0muDesertified land covered by the plantings, reported as 'over' (about 123,000 hectares)as of 2025-06-16 · may be outdated
The SEE Foundation launched its 100 Million Saxauls project in 2014 to plant desert shrubs, mainly saxaul, and bring back vegetation on desertified land in Alxa, Inner Mongolia. The original ten-year target (2014-2023) was 100 million plants and about 2 million mu of restored desert vegetation. A June 2025 report on the project said it had planted more than 95.53 million desert plants covering more than 1.85 million mu (roughly 123,000 hectares) of desertified land. The same report says the planting also brings income to local farmers and herders. The plant count is close to the target, while the area is about 90 percent of it.