Ordos targets 2 million mu of desertified land for rehabilitation

Ordos in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region aims to treat over 2 million mu (285,306.7 hectares) of desertified land this year, targeting a continued increase in the rate of treatment for the Kubuqi Desert and Mu Us Sandy Land, along with a sustained reduction in desertified land in the region.

The goal is for the city to become a national model for sound ecological treatment.

Ordos spans 87,000 square kilometers, with the Yellow River flowing through 728 kilometers, making it a key area in China’s northern sand prevention belt.

The Kubuqi Desert covers 14,100 sq km and the Mu Us Sandy Land takes up 31,800 sq km within the city’s jurisdiction.

In recent years, Ordos has been steadily advancing projects including the Three-North Shelter Forest Program, a source control project for sand dust in Beijing and Tianjin, and another focusing on soil and water conservation.

The local ecological system has been vastly improved, marking a historical transition from "sand advancing and people retreating" to "green advancing and sand retreating", and producing a de facto miracle by transforming the arid desert into a lush oasis.