Meanwhile, the China-Arab International Research Center for Drought, Desertification, and Land Degradation was inaugurated. Thereafter, the first batch of cooperative projects, related to planting 10 billion trees across Saudi Arabia and a desert control project combining desert photovoltaic and ecological planting, was launched.

Founded in 2007, the Kubuqi International Desert Forum is held every two years and is the only large-scale international forum dedicated to promoting global desertification control and green economic development.

Located in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, the Kubuqi Desert is the seventh-largest desert in China, with a total area of over 18,600 square kilometers. It was once known as the "Sea of Death".