Green "lungs" for steppes

In a steppe zone with sharply continental climate Kazakhstan are created large-scale man-made forest belts. The main objective of "A green belt" – to provide protection as cities, and territories adjoining to it, including Karaganda Region. 23 years ago hardly anyone could believe that in the saline steppe, with sharply continental climate, lack of water and a plentiful precipitation "The green belt" will grow. But Karagandy – the city industrial and very much needs fresh air and protection against a wind and a dust. Besides, forest plantations play a role of stores of snow the winter period, so, and so...