mainly consists of planting huge belts of forest and desert greenery along the desert borders, to
delay desertification and to reclaim desert land by increasing soil quality.
Unfortunately, this project is palliative and ridden with risks. There are only a few varieties
of trees, so the artificial forests do not encourage biodiversity. Studies show 85% of the trees may
fail. And those trees that root down in the soil will take up enormous moisture from the earth,
giving results opposite of the desired effect.
There are actually more effective ways halting desertification, like setting up regulations to
combat deforestation. The real problem is that the government refuses to consider these methods
for fear of commercial issues.
It just goes to show that what we need is not a Green Wall. What we need is a Green Mind –
for ourselves, for the government, for the whole of society. Raising environmental awareness is
far more important than planting controversial strips of greenery along the borders of deserts.
Sacrificing the ecology for the economy is a deadly sin. A Green Wall without a population
willing to help is futile. People have to regard environmentalism as just as important as religion –
we have to establish protecting the environment as an unwavering belief.
The Gobi Desert is a beautiful natural expanse – we should not disrupt its harmony. It is
wonderful, but everything has a limit. If the Gobi goes on expanding, it will have drastic effects
on the world as a whole.
We should not tamper with the Gobi Desert and its surrounding landscapes for our own selfish
gains, for these gains are temporary. These short-term gains will only lead to our ultimate demise.
Tampering with the environment damages the environment, disrupts civilization and causes
unimaginable economic loss.
We should coexist harmoniously with the Earth, for the environment’s downfall is equivalent
to our own.
The Earth is our blessing; don’t make it our curse.
