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The Great Green Wall is an African-led movement to grow an 8,000km natural wonder of the world across the entire width of Africa. It aims to restore degraded landscapes, provide food security, jobs and resilience to climate change, and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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In 2010, the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall was...
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The Great Green Wall creates a barrier against climate...
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The Great Green Wall is a burgeoning movement that will only...
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Accelerating Land Restoration in the Sahel through Media –...
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The Great Green Wall Non-State Stakeholders Study; Science...
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The catalyst for the Great Green Wall is the daily impact of...
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Oct 19, 2023 · Great Green Wall. The "Great Green Wall" is an initiative to increase the amount of arable land in the Sahel, the region bordering Africa's Sahara Desert. Eleven nations are investing in projects as varied as agroforestry to sustainable development. Map by John Kappler, National Geographic. Photograph. Photograph.
The GGW initiative’s ambition is to restore 100 million hectares of currently degraded land; sequester 250 million tons of carbon and create 10 million green jobs by 2030. This will help communities living along the Wall to grow: one of humanity’s most precious natural assets: fertile land.
The Great Green Wall or Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel (French: Grande Muraille Verte pour le Sahara et le Sahel; Arabic: السور الأخضر العظيم, romanized: as-Sūr al-ʾAkhḍar al-ʿAẓīm) is a project adopted by the African Union in 2007, initially conceived as a way to combat desertification in the Sahel region ...
The Great Green Wall is one of the most inspirational and urgent movements of our times. This African-led initiative aims to grow an 8000km new world wonder across the entire width of the Continent to transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of climate change.
The Great Green Wall is a monumental initiative to transform the edges of the southern Sahara into a thriving, forested landscape by 2030. Learn how it is helping to reverse desertification, improve food security, and create jobs and income for local communities in five countries.
Learn how the Great Green Wall initiative aims to restore degraded land, sequester carbon and create jobs by 2030, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Discover how the Wall contributes to 15 of the 17 global goals and how you can join the movement to support it.
