Explore the urgent issue of desertification in Africa's Sahel region and discover how the ambitious 'Great Green Wall' project is making a remarkable difference. Learn how drought, food insecurity, ...

As deserts advanced and sandstorms buried cities, China launched an unprecedented ecological experiment known as the Great Green Wall. This video explores the scale of the project, how it works, what ...

Countries in the Sahel region of Africa have made little progress on the “Great Green Wall,” a 5,000-mile-long band of trees planned for the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. Even where communities ...

China has finished building a 3,046km green wall through the Taklimakan Desert. The large green belt of red willows, saxaul, and other trees will act as a giant sand-stopping barrier. The Taklimakan ...

China’s massive tree-planting campaign, dubbed ‘The Great Green Wall,’ was designed to fight desertification and climate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Nearly half a century ago, China had an audacious ...

African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has highlighted the importance of stopping desertification in Africa’s Sahel and turning the region green. Adesina spoke at a ...

Launched by the African Union in 2007, the Great Green Wall (GGW) aims to combat desertification, drought and land degradation across the Sahel with a $33bn reforestation initiative. The goal: a green ...

After years of delays due to insufficient funding and prevailing conflicts, the Great Green Wall in the Sahel, aimed at preventing desertification, gained momentum with an accelerator program ...