China is planting huge strips of trees to stop the Gobi Desert. For decades it has been advancing and causing serious dust storms in key cities such as Beijing. Since 1978 the government has been planting trees to reverse the widespread deforestation that took place in China. Now a recent study suggests the project has been a success They found increased vegetation and lower levels of dust storm intensity. By 2050 100 billion trees will be planted across a tenth of the country