What is desertification? Desertification is ... Back in 2007, nations in the Sahel region of Africa decided to stop the southward spread of the Sahara Desert to the north -- fuelled by drought ...

As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...

The Great Green Wall in the Sahel, a mosaic of forests, farmlands and grasslands dotting the arid fringes of Sahara, was launched by the African Union in 2007 to fight desertification and land ...

Over half of all terrorism-related deaths in the world occur in the Sahel. That's according to a new report from the Institute for Economics and Peace. The vast region in Africa that lies just ...

Land degradation and desertification remain critical environmental challenges in Nigeria, particularly in the northern region ...

The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and now, for the first time, accounts for "over half of all terrorism-related deaths", according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

Africa’s mega-project to help combat climate change, desertification ... Great Green Wall (GGW), the project aims to restore the Sahel and Horn of Africa in an African-led initiative.

Over half of all terrorism-related deaths in the world occur in the Sahel. That's according to a new report from the Institute for Economics and Peace. The vast region in Africa that lies ... a ...

See All Key Ideas The Great Green Wall in the Sahel, a mosaic of forests ... was launched by the African Union in 2007 to fight desertification and land degradation. Stretching from Dakar in ...