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Great Green Walls: Hype, Myth, and Science
Annual Review of Environment and Resources ( IF 16.4 ) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 , DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-111102 Matthew D. Turner 1 , Diana K. Davis 2 , Emily T. Yeh 3 , Pierre Hiernaux 4 , Emma R. Loizeaux 3 , Emily M. Fornof 1 , Anika M. Rice 1 , Aaron K. Suiter 5
Annual Review of Environment and Resources ( IF 16.4 ) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 , DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-111102 Matthew D. Turner 1 , Diana K. Davis 2 , Emily T. Yeh 3 , Pierre Hiernaux 4 , Emma R. Loizeaux 3 , Emily M. Fornof 1 , Anika M. Rice 1 , Aaron K. Suiter 5
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Visions of planting walls of trees to block the expansion of the desert have long been promoted but never realized. The green wall myth persists today even though it is premised on outdated understandings of desertification. We review the history of the idea of green walls and focus on two sets of contemporary initiatives to assess their outcomes: peri-Saharan programs (Algeria's Green Dam and Great Green Wall in sub-Saharan Africa) and China's Three Norths Shelterbelt Program. This review reveals a mixed record of technical success with low rates of the establishment of monocultures of fast-growing trees vulnerable to disease. While there is evidence for reduced wind erosion in some areas, afforestation is also associated with reduced soil moisture and lowering of water tables. Social impacts include increased water scarcity for people and livestock in some cases, and resource enclosures that particularly work against pastoralist livelihoods.
更新日期：2023-04-11
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