Launched by the African Union in 2007, the Great Green Wall (GGW) aims to combat desertification, drought and land ...

The Great Green Wall initiative is a tree planting restoration project that stretches from Senegal to Djibouti, 5,000 miles (8,000km) across Africa’s Sahel region. In Téssékéré, bare ...

Fortunately, a new initiative is being developed in the Sahel region of the continent. In many respects, it already promises to introduce sustainable and economic growth. The Great Green Wall (GGW) ...

Back in 2007, an initiative was created to support the growth of previously degraded land across the drylands of the Sahel in Africa. Dubbed the Great Green Wall, its name often leads to the incorrect ...

After recent Antarctic conference falls short of protecting marine life, is it possible for countries to work together for the greater good?

And tenor Sahel Salam lent welcome magnetism ... and smoky (in one instance from a sickly green plume of tear gas) to bureaucratic and bleak: A wall of filing cabinets in the office where Salam ...

Biodiversity and the Great Green Wall explores the dependence of humanity on nature and the importance of biodiversity for wellbeing and sustainable development in the Sahel. The report is written to ...

The French Senegalese director passed on big-budget Hollywood projects before making her latest film—a fantastical documentary about art restitution.

Supporting the Sahel Commission’s Investment Plan and ... Other projects include the Great Green Wall Project USD 6.5 billion by 2025 to the Great Green Wall Accelerator to fast-track the ...

The Great Green Wall is an African-led project with an epic ambition ... It is hoped that the wall of vegetation will help prevent further soil erosion from the Sahel and improve incomes. However the ...

This topic video explores the strategies that are in place to reduce the risk of desertification, such as afforestation projects like the Great Green Wall across the Sahel, and water and soil ...

Programs like the Great Green Wall initiative, aimed at creating a belt of greenery across the Sahel, have brought some relief. But the success of such initiatives hinges on sustained funding, ...