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The thin green line that's holding back the Sahara desert

The thin green line that’s holding back the Sahara desert 11 May 2022
Fifteen years ago, Africa’s leaders had a vision that would change the
future of their continent. They imagined a thin but. ....

Indian Ocean , Green Climate Fund , Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme , Great Green Wall Initiative , Great Green Wall , Great Green , Resilient Food Systems , Climate And Environment ,

These numbers show that restoring drylands and preventing desertification is good for the planet – and good for us

These numbers show that restoring drylands and preventing desertification
is good for the planet – and good for us 09 May 2022 ©IFAD/Amadou Keita
Drylands make up 40 per cent of the world’s. ....

United States , Great Green Wall Initiative , Central Asia , Climate And Environment , Rural Finance , Institutions And Organizations ,

Curbing excessive digital consumption

South Africans are glued to their screens – literally, accounting for the highest time spent on the internet globally with an average of 11 minutes daily. ....

South Africa , Eastern Cape , Neera Bhikha , Statistical Manual , Mental Disorders , Sandton Medi Clinic , Lesego Ndhlovu , South Africans , We Are Social Digital 2022 Global Overview Report , South Africa , Owetan Live , Ood Life , Reaking News ,

To "green" the Sahel, we need big plans and small actions


To “green” the Sahel, we need big plans and small actions
IFAD Asset Request Portlet
08 January 2021
© IFAD/Barbara Gravelli
The best way to make the desert bloom is to dig a hole. Not a well, but a shallow pit in the sandy soil about as wide as the length of your forearm. Then add some dung, plant your seeds, and wait for the rains.
The use of planting pits is an ancient farming technique. It is also an excellent way to harvest moisture – and recently, it’s being revived across the drylands of Africa, especially the Sahel, a vast, semi-arid belt of land that separates the Sahara Desert from the more humid grasslands to the south. ....

Barbara Gravelli , African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative , African Union , Sahara Desert , Great Green Wall , Climate And Environment , Rural Resilience Programme , சஹாரா பாலைவனம் , நன்று பச்சை சுவர் , காலநிலை மற்றும் சூழல் ,