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.

In Desa'a simple water-harvesting techniques—such as microbasins, mini dams, and stone-and-sandbag structures—restore soil moisture, reduce erosion, and support tree seedling growth in degraded landscapes.

Camera traps are helping monitor the remarkable wildlife comeback in Desa’a, Ethiopia, where six years of forest restoration have transformed a once-collapsing landscape into a thriving refuge—now home again to the leopard.

Dik-diks are small, alert antelopes that were recently spotted in Desa'a.

This photo is from one of the Participatory Development Mapping (PDM) sessions carried out in the Wof Washa forest villages.

This photo clearly shows the effects of grazing.

Exciting news from Wof Washa! The first tree planting has started, led by the local community and supported by the local government.

Miheret W. and her family are awaiting their first apple crop after joining WeForest’s livelihoods scheme in 2021, when they received 5 apple tree seedlings and other species to diversify their homestead into a productive agroforestry system.

One of the project’s aims is to increase families’ incomes through irrigation-based vegetable production. 58-year-old Bitew A., a father of seven children, was struggling for many years to make his 0.375 hectares of land productive.

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