植绿扩边479万亩 新疆为塔克拉玛干沙漠织厚“绿围脖”

Group 1 - Xinjiang has expanded the green protective belt around the Taklamakan Desert by 4.79 million acres this year, building on last year's achievements [1] - The width of the green protective belt has increased from 110 meters to 7,500 meters through scientific determination of suitable crops and utilization of groundwater resources [1] - The government has introduced the "Nine Sand Policies" to address challenges in the desertification control efforts, ensuring the availability of water, electricity, and land [1] Group 2 - The financial support for desertification control includes nearly 1.1 billion yuan allocated annually by the regional and corps finance for new sand control tasks [1] - The mechanism of benefit-sharing has significantly increased community participation, with local residents benefiting from the ecological restoration efforts [2] - The cultivation of specialty economic crops such as meat and desert roses on 6.24 million acres has generated over 30 billion yuan in output value, creating stable employment for over 300,000 people [2]