China's desertification control achievements praised at UNCCD Conference

China has made significant scientific advancements in combating desertification while achieving substantial economic benefits at the same time. These experiences are worth sharing with the world, foreign experts said.

"Scientists in China have taken on issues that in the past seem to be very difficult to solve," said Barron Joseph Orr, chief scientist of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, after visiting an exhibition at the China Pavilion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday.

In technologies such as soil implements that reduce erode, "China is very strong in this regard in terms of how that's applicable elsewhere. Those techniques are transferable and there's a very big effort in China to get it out to the world," he said.

A China Pavilion showcasing China's history and achievements in sand control, especially in the 73-year-spanning Three-North Shelterbelt Program that has built what is known as a "green Great Wall" across 13 provinces and autonomous regions in northern China, was opened on Monday at the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD.