What is the latest status of the project “Great Green Wall Afforestation Project”?

The status recorded for “Great Green Wall Afforestation Project” is In Progress.

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This Taiyo project page references Monthly Review along with the original URL (https://mronline.org/2025/05/22/dont-believe-the-new-cold-war-lies-china-is-leading-the-world-in-climate-solutions/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Great Green Wall Afforestation Project

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Source: Monthly Review

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Massive afforestation project including planting 88 million acres of drought-resistant trees and installing sand control mechanisms to combat desertification, employing 600,000 workers. The Taklamakan Desert portion was completed in 2022, with the Gobi Desert portion planned for completion by 2050. Includes one of the world’s largest solar farms producing 4 GW of energy.

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Solar
Location: China
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Monthly Review

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The project “Great Green Wall Afforestation Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in China. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Monthly Review.

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Original status	In Progress
Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Massive afforestation project including planting 88 million acres of drought-resistant trees and installing sand control mechanisms to combat desertification, employing 600,000 workers. The Taklamakan Desert portion was completed in 2022, with the Gobi Desert portion planned for completion by 2050. Includes one of the world’s largest solar farms producing 4 GW of energy.
Original sector	Environmental Restoration

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China

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Source	Monthly Review
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Record type	Project
Sector	Solar
Article published date	2025-05-26

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