article_snippet: this is thanks to tree-planting in China, forest regrowth in former Soviet states because of abandoned farms, and more lush savannas because of higher rainfall.
article_snippet: The greening of Earth is thanks to tree-planting in China, forest regrowth in former Soviet states because of abandoned farms and more lush savannas because of abandoned farms and higher rainfall.
article_snippet: There are more trees in China because of planting programmes that have been running for a few decades.
article_snippet: Russia and former Soviet republics have seen the regrowth of forests since huge collective farms have been abandoned.
article_snippet: He had expected to find increased forests in China, which has had tree-planting projects for two to three decades, as well as on abandoned farmland in former Soviet countries.
article_snippet: China has had tree-planting projects for two to three decades and is now boosting the Earth's greenery, researchers say.
highlights_snippet: Tree-planting in China, forest regrowth in former Soviet states and more lush 