Did you know? China is planting a belt of trees to protect land from the expanding Gobi Desert. This Great Green Wall is projected to extend some 4,480 kilometers (2,800 miles), stretching from outer Beijing through Inner Mongolia (Nei Monggol). Unfortunately, recent pressures to expand food production appear to have slowed this tree planting initiative. For more information view the text and data in Chapter 8 of Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Interview with Lester Brown for Beppe Grillo’s Blog
April 15, 2010
Interview of Lester Brown from November 5, 2008 for Beppe Grillo of Italy. Posted April 15, 2010.