Countries are reclaiming deserts
Through raising new forests on sands
To stop the sandstorms in cities
To create farms for food security
To increase the green cover of a nation
To save the rainwater from draining away
To create a new ecosystem and biodiversity
To bring back the birds and animals
Egypt used wastewater to grow a forest
In the desert to fight climate change
The Great Green Wall in Africa is aiming
Eight thousand kilometers long arrays of trees
An irrigated afforestation program
To stop the expansion of the Sahara desert
And combat the effects of climate change
Saudi Arabia is planning to plant billions of trees
In the desert with modern technology
To reclaim degraded lands into forests
China has grown millions of trees in the Gobi desert and
Mu Us Over the decades to generate a new green forest
With an ingenious technique to store water for trees
Thousands of Chinese people have contributed efforts
This is reducing the sandstorms in Beijing
It has increased the overall forest cover of China
An engineer created a small forest in the
Thar desert in India based on ancient paintings
Israel has converted desert land into Yatir forest
A new eco-system has emerged there
The trees have adapted to the harsh arid conditions
Relying on a lesser amount of water to grow
The coastline of Abudhabi is witnessing the
Planting of thousands of mangroves to provide
lush green cover and another forest closer to
Abudhabi city is aiming to create an ecosystem
To give a hangout for the city residents
The world is witnessing various forest projects
With an aim to improve forest cover and prevent
desertification of the land or afforestation of deserts
That could positively help in controlling climate change
Reducing greenhouse emissions and global warming
Deforestation is the previous poem related to this topic. During the lockdowns related to the Corona pandemic, I saw a lot of videos on growing forests in deserts in various parts of the world. It take a lot of painstaking trial and error methods initially before they succeeded. The trees that can adapt to arid conditions are primarily used along with some shrubs that can grow in sand. Watershed programs that help in the absorption of the rainwater for replenishment of groundwater is also a significant step. Thousands of people took part in the forest projects in China and Africa. Some of the projects are decades old and now they have lush forests with birds and animals and enough water. Images are taken from Science Photo and Great Green Wall. Thank you :)
