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CHINA:
Prof. Zhu Zhenda, Director of the National Project
of Fragile Ecosystems and Rehabilitation, stated that there are
two types of land degradation in China: wind erosion and water
erosion. Since the 1977 UN Conference on Desertification, China
has: conducted extensive research on desertification; convened
three national conferences, established an institute to study the
subject, and implemented numerous programmes to combat
desertification in conjunction with local populations. As a
result, about 12% of the desertified land has not expanded and
10% has been reclaimed.