Beijing: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has successfully treated 66.88 million mu (approximately 4.46 million hectares) of desertified land over the past five years, an area equivalent to 2.7 times the size of Beijing.

According to Namibia Press Agency, this significant achievement accounts for more than 40 percent of China's total desertification control efforts from 2021 to 2025, thereby reinforcing the ecological security barrier in northern China.

Inner Mongolia, which is home to four major deserts and four extensive sandy lands, has been one of the regions most severely impacted by desertification in China. Authorities in the region have implemented an integrated approach to ecosystem management to address this challenge. The measures for desertification control include establishing a dedicated fund, encouraging public participation through incentive-based models, adopting new equipment and techniques, and utilizing innovative methods like photovoltaic-based sand stabilization.

As a result of these efforts, the region's forest coverage rate has increased to 21.98 percent, marking a rise of 1.19 percentage points since 2021. Furthermore, grassland vegetation coverage in the region remains above 45 percent, showcasing the effectiveness of the strategies employed in combating desertification.