A wall of trees is being built across Africa to hold back the desert

The Great Green Wall plan for an 8000-kilometre-long band of trees across Africa to hold back encroaching deserts and provide people with livelihoods has been embraced by 11 countries since its launch 13 years ago. Has it worked so far?

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253784-a-wall-of-trees-is-being-built-across-africa-to-hold-back-the-desert/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home