Africa's Great Green Wall Against Climate Change Begins | Climate Central
Roughly 40 percent of Africa is now affected by desertification and according to the UN, two-thirds of Africa's arable land could be lost by 2025 if this trend continues.
Senegal is one of 11 countries in the Sahel region of Africa looking towards the same solution to the desertification problem: The Great Green Wall. The goal of the project is to plant a wall of trees, 4,300 miles long and 9 miles wide, across the African continent, from Senegal to Djibouti. African leaders hope the trees will trap the sands of the Sahara and halt the advance of the desert.
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My friend from Africa confirms that this is nonsense. As much desert is being reforested as deert is growing. And it's mother nature at work, he says. And this guy is a world renowned environmentalist active in all the agencies and ngos.
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