Great Green Wall Initiative for the Sahara and the Sahel
Sector: Raw Materials • Location: Multiple (Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti)
Source: IFLScience
A large-scale landscape restoration project aiming to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land across the Sahel region of Africa by 2030. The initiative involves fostering water harvesting techniques, protecting existing greenery, and adapting Indigenous land-use practices to create a patchwork of wild and agricultural landscapes. It aims to sequester 250 million tons of carbon, boost biodive
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Raw Materials, Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- Multiple (Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti)
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- IFLScience
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Description | A large-scale landscape restoration project aiming to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land across the Sahel region of Africa by 2030. The initiative involves fostering water harvesting techniques, protecting existing greenery, and adapting Indigenous land-use practices to create a patchwork of wild and agricultural landscapes. It aims to sequester 250 million tons of carbon, boost biodiversity, create green jobs, provide water security, and fertile farmland. |
Original sector | Environment |
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Country | Multiple (Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti) |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Raw Materials, Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2026-07-11 |
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