In 2001 China adopted new legislation intended to control and ultimately reverse the worsening trend of desertification in the country, which has an estimated annual direct economic cost of $6.5 billion.
The new law:
-States that land occupants have a duty not only to prevent desertification but also to restore areas that have already become desert;
-Promises unspecified preferential policies, tax breaks, subsidies and technical support to offset the cost of this unfunded mandate;
-Creates a new class of protected areas off-limits to development and calls for farmers and herders to be removed from those areas; and
-Authorizes local governments to grant land-use rights of up to 70 years to desertified areas if the landholder promises to undertake restoration efforts.
Source:
http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn
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2005 - Statistics show this year saw the least sand storms in the past half century. China had nine sand storms this year, far less than the 15 storms of previous year.
source:
Chinese ministry for environmental protection
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