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From deserts to rare species, restoration efforts gain momentum

Global land restoration is creating new opportunities for green jobs, biodiversity recovery and climate resilience, and on June 17, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is marked across the globe. China and Central Asian countries are making moves to strengthen cooperation on combating desertification, expanding afforestation and irrigation projects together to turn more deserts into oases. Meanwhile, awareness is rising about the vulnerability of rare albino animals, whose lack of pigmentation makes them more visible to predators and at greater risk. In a lighter moment, a 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise at a zoo in the U.S. city of Miami celebrated his first Father's Day, drawing attention to the value of long-term care and conservation for endangered species.

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