Different greening measures were adopted in Ordos according to geomorphic types and natural conditions in order to suit local situations.

For Kubuqi Desert, a governance mode of "Enclose the South, Block the North and Cut off the Middle" was used: a forest and grass belt was built on both south and north sides, so as to prevent the desert from expanding southward, northward and eastward; partition-based governance was conducted by virtue of the natural ten major tributaries and the construction of desert-crossing highways.

For Mu Us Sandy Land, a governance mode of "Manor-based bio-economic circle" was used: enclosure and aerial seeding afforestation were adopted for comprehensive control and development, so that the manor-based bio-economic circle centered on farmland and pastureland protection.

For arid areas, an afforestation mode of "two lines and one belt" was used, namely the governance mode of "narrowing down forest belt, widening grass belt, planting shrubs in lines, planting grass between belts and a combination of shrubs and grass".

For hilly and gully areas, a governance mode of "locking ravines with sea-buckthorn, planting caragana in the middle and pines on the top" was used