UNCCD: CSFD launches a review report about the "African Great Green Wall"

Great Green Wall

The pan-African Great Green Wall (GGW) is an initiative that was initially meant to involve the planting of a 15 km wide transcontinental forest belt running from Dakar to Djibouti. This major project is designed to combat desertification. The band of vegetation is to be as continuous as possible, but it may be rerouted if necessary to skirt around obstacles (streams, rocky areas, mountains) or to link inhabited areas (see. grandemurailleverte.org).

Scientists have and are still being queried by people, NGOs and donors on the merits and feasibility of this project. Members of CSFD are drawing up a summary of scientific findings to help answer these questions. The latest version of this review can be downloaded ( icon Dossier d’actualité (French), english version coming soon). This fact sheet summarizes the key points. Read onGreat Green Wall

The pan-African Great Green Wall (GGW) is an initiative that was initially meant to involve the planting of a 15 km wide transcontinental forest belt running from Dakar to Djibouti. This major project is designed to combat desertification. The band of vegetation is to be as continuous as possible, but it may be rerouted if necessary to skirt around obstacles (streams, rocky areas, mountains) or to link inhabited areas (see. grandemurailleverte.org).

Scientists have and are still being queried by people, NGOs and donors on the merits and feasibility of this project. Members of CSFD are drawing up a summary of scientific findings to help answer these questions. The latest version of this review can be downloaded ( icon Dossier d’actualité (French), english version coming soon). This fact sheet summarizes the key points. Read on