The famous biologist Darwin once said: " Man must learn to obey nature, so that he can overcome nature." Human beings have understood the benefits of conforming to nature and the consequences of violating the laws of nature from the process of getting along with nature. As a result, people today will choose to love nature and protect our growth and living environment.

In this regard, the country and the government have also invested a lot of time and energy, and even allocated a large sum of money to protect the environment. Of course, their efforts were not in vain, but brought very good results. Due to the active cooperation of the country and the people, a very large desert in China - the Mu Us Desert has achieved very remarkable results, and it has now become China's The first desert to disappear.

Formation of the Mu Us Desert

Speaking of the Mu Us Desert, everyone must be familiar with it. This desert is located in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, in the north of the Great Wall Line in Shaanxi Province. The area of ​​​​the Mu Us Desert is very large. Official data shows that its area is about 42,200 square meters, which is larger than that of Hainan Island. The area is much larger . We also know that there are various causes of deserts, so what are the reasons for the formation of Mu Us Desert? In order to effectively control the desertification problem in the Mu Us Desert, what efforts have the local government and people made?

The Mu Us Desert was not formed naturally. Studies have shown that before the Mu Us area became a desert, it was an area with fertile water and grass and abundant water sources. At that time, the local animal husbandry was still very developed, and there were many famous pastures. Come here to herd the sheep . Seeing the unique natural conditions in this place, the shepherds decided to settle in Mu Us. In this way, there are more and more shepherds and more and more sheep on this pasture.

The growth rate of pasture has been far behind the speed of sheep grazing, so the quality of local land began to decline slowly, and even desertification appeared . Now grazing people know that when they herd sheep, they will not stay in one pasture all the time, but will move with them continuously, so that the pasture can have enough time to rest and grow more fertile and nutritious forage.

However, the herdsmen at that time did not have the awareness of protecting the pastures. Due to their irrational grazing and reclamation, desertification problems appeared . In fact, when desertification occurs in other areas, as long as corresponding protection and fallow measures are taken, the quality of pastures can be quickly restored. However, because the Mu Us area is located at the intersection of several natural zones, the climate is relatively dry, and the rainfall is very small. In addition, the local vegetation and soil conditions are also very transitional, and deserts are inevitably formed.

In Northwest China, the desert is expanding very fast. If the protective forests are not established in time, the desert area will become larger and larger, which will seriously affect and endanger people's daily production and life. This is the reason why the Mu Us Desert is so large.

take protective measures

Over the years, experts in the field of environmental protection and governance have been concerned about the expansion of the Mu Us Desert, and they have also taken measures to slow down the expansion of the desert and try to reduce its expansion . The country and the government have also introduced various policies to help local residents build protective forests and bushes on the edge of the desert to reduce the inconvenience that the desert brings to people.

There are very few plants that are suitable for growing in the desert, but if there are no plants to prevent wind and fix sand, desert governance will not make much sense. In order to solve this problem, experts have been looking for suitable plants that can grow in the desert , but this is by no means an easy task. In the end, they decided to plant Populus euphratica and Tamarix in the Mu Us Desert.

These two plants can play a very good role in windbreak and sand fixation. In addition, they are more resistant to sand burial than other plants, can survive longer, and can save a lot of expenses for the local government. With the support and help from the government, everyone felt that there was finally hope and that the desert could be healed. Unexpectedly, there were still a series of episodes.

There is an episode, facing difficulties

At the beginning of planting, the plants were relatively small and would fall when the wind blows, and the wind and sand weather in Northwest China is relatively frequent, which added a lot of difficulty to the construction of shelterbelts . But this has not weakened the will of the local residents. They still plant trees whenever they have time and water the trees frequently in order to let the roots of the trees penetrate deeper and deeper into the land.

After all, their efforts were not in vain. Slowly, the plants on the edge of the desert grew bigger and taller, and their roots became deeper and deeper. As long as they were watered occasionally, they would not dry up. These plants It also consolidated a large area of ​​sand, making a big step forward in the windbreak and sand fixation project.

After the local residents saw the good results, they had greater motivation, and they began to plant trees in the interior of the desert. As a result, more and more trees were planted in the desert area, and the roots of the trees were underground. Intersection and intertwining, just like a lot of people hugging together, so that it is not easy to be separated, and the same is true for trees. The more and more tree roots are intertwined, the stronger their sand-fixing ability and windproof ability will be. It is not easy to be overturned by strong winds.

governance success

This windproof and desert-proof project is often called "the battle against the desert" by local residents. Region, this is a big project, and it requires everyone's efforts to succeed. Now, 80% of the largest Mu Us Desert has become a green land. People used to think of this place as a monster that eats and hurts people, but now they are no longer afraid of the Mu Us Desert. Because they really relied on the help of the country and their own efforts to overcome this terrible desert.

The successful management of the Mu Us Desert has also brought many benefits. Not only did the local people no longer have to worry about the expansion of the desert and the invasion of storms, but it also brought many benefits to other regions. The birthplace of the Yellow River is in Qinghai, and it will flow through many provinces on the way, including Shaanxi. The successful control of the desert in this place means that the sediment carried by the Yellow River in the areas where it flows will be greatly reduced.

If the sediment carried by the Yellow River . The water quality of the Yellow River is getting clearer and clearer, which can also reduce the cost of purifying water sources and ensure the quality of people's domestic water. It can be said that the successful control of desertification in a region can bring convenience to the development, production and life of many surrounding regions .

In short, the formation of the Mu Us Desert is closely related to human activities. If people do not wake up and just ask for it from nature, there will be no good results. But if they can learn to be grateful, give back to nature, and obey nature, then You can live in peace with nature!