https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/9898930f-d85a-4e13-8bc9-27c34bcb999b Overexploitation has left the lower reaches of the Tarim River, China's longest inland river, dry for nearly 30 years, pushing the desert poplar forests to the brink of extinction. But in 2000, China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region launched an ecological water diversion project, channeling abundant upstream water during annual flood seasons to revive the parched lower basin. Data from the project shows that the periodic release of water has alleviated ecological degradation in the target area. The groundwater level has risen, and the number and variety of animals and plants in the area have greatly increased. For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:39:35 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/9898930f-d85a-4e13-8bc9-27c34bcb999b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.