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Merzouga, Morocco, 19:26
Sahara Desert, Morocco
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  • Elvis Paul N. TANGEM

    The Great Green Wall is more than just tree growing , it is a mosaic of activities, combined to stop land degradation that leads to Desertification. It is an Africa Union Led, Global partnership Programme, (Africa Union, FAO, EU, UNCCD, UNFCCD,SOS SAHEL, KEW, Africa Forest, UNEP and over 22 countries). from 2016, the Wall shall be extended to the 15 Countries of the Southern Africa Economic COmmunity and Ghana and Cameroon. Making it the biggest land restoration initiative. for more information get to elvispault@africa-union.org

  • Me Auntie Nora

    The word "desertification" has only existed since the 60's or 70's. Before that, it was just… the desert. A basically permanent fixture whose subtle changes were far outside the realm of human control. But those real changes are immediately apparent to whoever's had their land go bad. Even though people have been displaced and affected by the process for thousands of years, we're only just starting to learn how it works. At the very least, we now know that human activity can affect desertification, both positively and negatively. Yet many aspects remain poorly understood.

    Which adds even more value to projects like the Green Wall. Like, if there was ever a time for such unprecedented collaboration, it's now… Those involved in wrangling that should be proud, regardless of efficacy or even if it's ever completed… Given time, I can imagine it helping change peoples' way of thinking about land use practices.

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