The Great Green Wall is a global initiative to stop desertification in Africa’s Sahel region due to overgrazing, deforestation, climate impacts, destructive agriculture practices, and the encroaching Sahara Desert.
Trees for the Future’s contribution will be trees planted within sustainable Forest Gardens that are not only reforesting a rapidly degrading region but also providing nutrient-rich food and income opportunities for farmers and their communities,” Lellou says.
Since 1989, TREES has helped more than 200,000 people and planted more than 215 million trees, many of which are planted by Forest Garden farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.