Why grasslands matter more than ever

HOHHOT, China, July 14 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, caravans crossing the grasslands of Eurasia carried silk, spices and porcelain. The one that rolled into Hohhot, in northern China, on Monday carried something less tangible: ideas about how to keep the grass beneath its wheels alive. The Silk Road Caravan, an initiative of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), has covered som

HOHHOT, China, July 14 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, caravans crossing the grasslands of Eurasia carried silk, spices and porcelain. The one that rolled into Hohhot, in northern China, on Monday carried something less tangible: ideas about how to keep the grass beneath its wheels alive.

The Silk Road Caravan, an initiative of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), has covered som