https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-North_Shelter_Forest_Program https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-North_Shelter_Forest_P... China had something similar

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-North_Shelter_Forest_Program https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-North_Shelter_Forest_P... China had something similar but results were mixed