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Enormous government project nearly 50 years in the making encircles desert with trees: 'The Great Green Wall'
Everyone knows the Great Wall of China, but likely far fewer have heard of China's "Great Green Wall," which recently hit a major milestone after more than four decades of tree-planting.
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The Great Green Wall is Struggling: International Organizations Could Make it Worse
The much applauded Great Green Wall (GWW) is facing difficulties due to a top-down approach to international development in the Global South. According to a leading scientist involved with the ...
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Africa's Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions, say researchers
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 ...