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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

only problem is it native species to the desert, or an exported potentially invasive species to the desert.

[–] OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

My understanding is that the Gobi Desert has historically been expanding due to desertification of the surrounding grasslands, and the project to plant trees in this area was to halt or reverse this process. In other words, the ecological destruction was already occurring.

But double check me.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org -2 points 6 days ago

Those fucking Chinese, amirite? All they do is evil. While blockading Cuba is for humanity!