Saxaul plantations in the Aralkum Desert are failing to curb toxic dust storms as locals face worsening health impacts https://ow.ly/Ngao50XyhZ5 #AralCrisis #Kazakhstan #PublicHealth #DesertEcology #SaxaulTrees #DustStorms

Planting Trees to Heal Old Wou...
Planting Trees to Heal Old Wounds: Can a Desert Forest Save the Aral’s Last Residents? - The Times Of Central Asia

In the Aralkum Desert, afforestation campaigns have multiplied since the early 2000s. They are meant to slow the sandstorms, temper a rapidly warming climate,

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