Region Policy measures Project influence References
Mongolia
The third reclamation of abandoned farmland in Mongolia in 2005 Strategy of invigorating the country via the mining industry in 2006 New edition of Mineral Law in 2006 Promote vegetation restoration Balance animal husbandry and environmental protection.
Chen et al., 2015
China
Beijing–Tianjin sandstorm control project (2000) The second round of GTGP* in 2007 Overall improvement of land use in the third round of GTGP in 2014 Overall improvement of land use in the project area Completed conversion area of 2.3 × 104 km2 Shi et al., 2009 Wei et al., 2009