An African partnership to tackle desertification and land degradation

Desertification and land degradation challenge the lives of people in the Sahel and the Sahara, home to the world’s poorest populations.

In 2007, African Heads of State and Government endorsed the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative to tackle the detrimental social, economic and environmental impacts of land degradation and desertification in the region.

See full Press Release: http://www.fao.org/partnerships/great-green-wall/en/