epa10594383 A volunteer plants a tree at the Engebei Ecological Zone, in Ordos, China, 27 April 2023. Engebei, located in the northern part of Kubuqi and south of Yellow River, is a demonstration zone of local desertification control efforts. In the past four decades, over 6 million trees, 30,000 mu bushes and 5,000 mu of grazing grass have been planted by locals and volunteers from China and abroad. Vegetation covers 70 percent of the area, forests 33 percent. EPA/WU HAO
