Damaged environment returns to full health

The Loess Plateau in China was once one of the most environmentally damaged regions on the planet.

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A plateau is a region of fairly level high ground. This area is larger than France and home to over 100 million people. It suffered terrible damage due to people farming, grazing their animals and cutting down trees. All these activities meant it became impossible to grow crops there. Now, a recently published study has revealed that a project called Grain for Green, which began in 1999, has reversed