Regreening Ferlo: Bringing land back to life

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Regreening Ferlo: Bringing land back to life

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Sahelian zone • Senegal Started in January 2022 Active Restoration

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Summary

Our project at the western tip of the Great Green Wall aims to put communities at the heart of restoring 10 000 hectares over the next ten years, defining sites and appropriate species and taking part in monitoring and evaluation.

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3 weeks ago by WeForest in Project Area

This forest-growing method is defying drought and desertification in the Sahel

This article spotlights how the revitalized zaï water-harvesting method is transforming the parched Sahel—turning barren land into flourishing, drought-resistant forest gardens that beat desertification one hole at a time.

8 months ago by WeForest

Quite a contrast

This photo clearly shows the effects of grazing.

1 year ago by WeForest in Younouféré nursery

The tree nurseries are up and running

The project now has its own tree nurseries in operation, one per pastoral unit, where plant production began in February 2024.

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This project is part of the landscape

Africa • Senegal, Ethiopia

The Great Green Wall Programme

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