Tian Long Ecology, a Baotou-based company with expertise in environmental protection and improvement, was invited to an international summit, discussing issues related to desertification and its prevention, on June 16, reports Baotou Daily.

The summit –– Mongolia International Summit on Desertification Prevention and Technological Innovation –– was held in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

A total of 165 experts in desertification prevention from seven countries, including Russia, Japan, Israel and China, attended the summit, discussing solutions to desertification and its prevention to improve the environment and boost regional economic development.

Tian Long Ecology became the main force behind a greenery project at Daqing Mountain in Baotou city during 2001. The company has successfully introduced an intelligent system utilizing drip irrigation to help control water usage and helped boost fertilization to boost greenery on the mountain. It has grown into one of West China’s leading companies.

Feng Jiaping, chief engineer of the State Forestry Administration, addresses the Mongolia International Summit on Desertification Prevention and Technological Innovation held in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 16. [Photo/Baotou Daily]