Can we stop the deserts from spreading?

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Earth's soils are degrading into deserts at an unprecedented rate, with catastrophic consequences. The good news is that humans can turn them into fertile land. Reporter: Tim Schauenberg Video Editor: Madmo Cem Adam Springer Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our channel explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. #PlanetA #Desertification #RegenerativeAgriculture Read more: Facts on desertification: https://knowledge.unccd.int/ How Chinas Kubuqi desert is becoming green: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/8652/-Review_of_the_Kubuqi_Ecological_Restoration_Project_A_Desert_Green_Economy_Pilot_Initiative-2015Review_of_the_Kubuqi_Ecological_Restoration_Project..pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Our earth is turning into sand 02:38 Saudi Arabia Case 1 03:45 Saudi Arabia Case 2 05:55 Sahara: Renewables greening deserts 08:35 China's green miracle 10:55 Conclusion