This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The event kicked off here on Tuesday under the theme "Scientific Desertification Control, Green Development." (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The event kicked off here on Tuesday under the theme "Scientific Desertification Control, Green Development." (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

Attendees are pictured during the opening ceremony of the 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2025. The event kicked off here on Tuesday under the theme "Scientific Desertification Control, Green Development." (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

Attendees communicate before the opening ceremony of the 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2025. The event kicked off here on Tuesday under the theme "Scientific Desertification Control, Green Development." (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

People walk past a logo of the 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept, 16, 2025. The event kicked off here on Tuesday under the theme "Scientific Desertification Control, Green Development." (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025 shows an exterior view of the venue for the opening ceremony of the 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The event kicked off here on Tuesday under the theme "Scientific Desertification Control, Green Development." (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)