Besides the "Green Great Wall," the Chinese Communists have periodically encouraged farmers around the country to plant trees, but what with the "backyard" furnace campaign, the policy of "grain is the key link," and the Cultural Revolution, the speed of restoration has fallen far behind that of destruction. Poor technology has hampered efforts even further.
除了「綠色長城」之外，整個回顧起來，中共也曾鼓勵農民在各地造林，還發過每畝土地人民幣七元、或八元的防風林補助費，但比起「大煉鋼」、「以糧為綱」及文化大革命，造林的速度遠不及破壞的速度，加上地力不佳、技術也有問題，效果就更微乎其微了。