US$500m Great Green Wall push targets 270,000 hectares across nine African countries

A new US$500 million investment programme aims to restore 270,000 hectares of degraded land across nine African countries as part of the Great Green Wall initiative. The programme is backed by US$78 million from the Global Environment Facility and also seeks to improve livelihoods. Its regional scope links environmental restoration with support for communities whose well-being depends on healthier land.

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