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</html>";s:4:"text";s:27384:"Having spent the better part of a year planning, strategizing, and building partnerships with agencies on the ground, the Great Green Wall initiative is beginning to report positive early results. Africaâs answer to climate change is a proposed 4,000-mile long, nine mile wide wall of trees stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. The Great Green Wall is an African initiative to grow an 8000km long âwallâ of trees across the continent. During St. Barbe's 40,000-kilometre (25,000 mi) expedition he proposed a "Green front" to act as a 50-kilometre-deep (30 mi) tree buffer to contain the expanding desert. the Great Green Wall of the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGWSSI). Uniting under the banner of the âGreat Green Wallâ initiative, national and regional leaders hope to reverse this trend. A super 8-minute lesson resource here from BBC Newsnight showcasing the Great Green Wall of Africa. Firstly, the wall will Here is the story of how from the paper project of the line of trees bordering the vast deserts, the vision of a Great Green Wall ⦠The Great Green Wall is a symbol of hope in the face of one of the biggest challenges of our time â desertification. The Great Wall of China was first constructed in the 7th and 6th century B.C., but it was not completely finished until 200 B.C. Desertification in sub-Saharan Africa plays a big part of that, and that in turn feeds into Europe's unfolding migrant crisis. The Great Green Wall project in Africaâs Sahel region offers a potentially attractive opportunity for sustainable investment. Its origin goes back to colonial times. They contribute to air purification, a lower ambient temperature, heat regulation and urban biodiversity. Benefits of Building the Great Wall of China. The idea re-emerged in 2002, at the special summit in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The project has been ongoing for the last 10 years, and is currently 15% underway. Launched in 2008 under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) is a major African-led initiative which aims at restoring the productivity and vitality of the Sahel region, whilst âgrowing solutionsâ. Launched in 2007 by the African Union, this game-changing African-led initiative aims to Cities, being at the forefront of development and modern life as we know it could be the link needed to elevate the GGW initiative. The Great Green Wall as a potential game-changer in the Sahel The Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel (GGW) is a reforestation effort to halt land degradation across the African continent. Despite this split, the project is now taking root in Senegal where they have already planted 50,000 acres of trees. There are many advantages to having green walls livening up a space. The Great Green Wall would have consisted of drought-resistance acacia trees. The Great Green Wall: Its Status, Impacts and Need for More Support. Now, Chinaâs building a great green wall around the Gobi Desert instead. Acacia trees are pioneer species, so they can grow quickly, even in a desert landscape, and are able to attract additional plants and animal species. Plants are established in the ground or in suitable troughs at the base of the wall to be covered. The Great Green Wall will not be planted in uninhabited or sparsely inhabited desert regions. Unfortunately, in such locations the construct of sustainability like 'Green wall ' gets relegated to the 2nd topographic point due to building and care cost. Championed by the Federal Ministry of Environment, the Great Green Wall Project (GGWP) provides a template that re-fixes Nigeriaâs push for a sustainable green economy. Africaâs Great Green Wall, or more formally The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative, is the intriguing but misleading name of an enormously ambitious and worthwhile initiative to improve life and resilience in the drylands that surround the Sahara.. It is a global symbol for humanity overcoming its biggest threat â our rapidly degrading environment. "The Great Green Wall is yielding immediate benefits for the local communities and long-term ecosystem benefits at the international level," the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification executive secretary Ibrahim Thiaw said in a press release. Image credits: Great Green Wall It has been 12 years since the official launch of the program, during which a handful of nations have achieved great results. These factors could offset maintenance costs of green ⦠The Great Green Wall has proved to be an effective approach to reclaiming land in a region coping with disproportionate impacts of climate change. The African Union and the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization now refer to it as "Africaâs flagship initiative to combat land degradation, desertification and drought." Incredibly, the Great Green Wallâor some form of itâappears to be working. Though primarily a country-led effort, partners in this work include the U.N. Con⦠32 14 Reply. The spread of ⦠The Great Green Wall is a symbol of hope in the face of one of the biggest challenges of our time â desertification. 30 November, 2020. An ambitious project, aimed at giving new life to a vast territory and guaranteeing a ⦠1.91k. WASHINGTON, October 25, 2013 --The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) is an African initiative to transform the Sahel into a stable, sustainable, resilient region through improved management of natural resources, land, water, and climate risks. Their plan: have a 4,500 kilometre area along the northern part of Chinaâs deserts covered in 100 billion trees. The biggest advantage was that the Great Wall of China expanded their trade through the Silk Road. It is against this background of conspicuous and multifaceted land degradation that the Great Green Wall (GGW) ... as compared to large scale tree recovery using biological methods that have many subsequent benefits for humans and the environment. In the Senegalese Sahel the dominant ethnic group is the Peuhl. The benefits ofa SemperGreenwall. In an effort to combat the loss of its grassland to the Gobi Desert, the Chinese Government started the Three-North Shelterbelt Project, also known as the Great Green Wall in 1978. More jobs, better health, greater stability. Jacklyn Johnston and John Newton ( 2004 ) states that 'This is a great commiseration, because even in those metropoliss comparatively good endowed with greenspace many countries can justifiably be regarded as comeuppances in biological footings. The plan is known as the Green Great Wall - a 2,800-mile network of forest belts designed to stop the sands. The Great Green Wall. It is a multibillion-dollar initiative involving a range of stakeholders including national governments, international organizations, the business sector, and civil society. Green walls help reduce UV damage to surfaces and can protect a building from wind, weather and temperature fluctuations, prolonging the life of the structure. china's great green wall This project, also known as the Three-North Shelter Forest Programme, is being carried out in the North, Northeast and ⦠The Great Green Wall initiative could help to prevent mass migration from the region and restore political stability in countries that have experienced conflict. Depending to the context, a set of practices can be combined to address various land-restoration needs (Table 2). The Great Green Wall is one of the most ambitious projects in history â to grow an 8,000km long, 15km wide, strip of land made up of woodlands and grasslands along the southern edge of the Sahara desert in Africa. Great Green Wall Brings Hope, Greener Pastures to Africaâs Sahel Format News and Press Release Source . Living green walls are a surefire way to enhance a buildingâs visuals, improve air quality as well as employee alertness and energy levels. The Great Green Wall is a belt of trees which is planned to stretch across the African continent to prevent the advance of the Sahara Desert. Other benefits that are the result of the Great Green Wall project are increased opportunities for occupation within the community as people who used to go into town to find work are now able to work with and cultivate their land. Launched in 2007 by the African Union, this game-changing African-led initiative aims to restore Africaâs degraded landscapes and transform millions of lives in one of the worldâs poorest regions, the Sahel. Image credits: Great Green Wall. The government has ambitious plans for planting more trees but the Great Green Wall is also a development project, aimed at helping rural people. At 7,775km (4,831 miles) long and 15km (nine miles) the Great Green Wall was intended to snake through 11 countries, from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east. The realistic objective of this research is to create more enjoyable greener cities which in turn bring numerous benefits to the surrounding environment. She emphasizes âThe success of the Great Green Wall must be based on the youth, because they are the future, and on women, because they are the guardians of the land.â Dr. Moctar Sacande gives the next presentation about the action against desertification, how they tackled the issue, how big the issue is, how much work is needed, and who should benefit from it. Construction started over 2,000 years ago. Taking a step towards food security, the Great Green Wall will employ a green workforce and provide reasons to stay for the millions who live along its path. The GGW would have numerous advantages. âThe year 2021 marks the beginning of the Decade for Ecosystem Restoration â and the Great Green Wall is an inspiring ⦠The Great Green Wall project is expected to continue until 2050 and aims to plant around 88 million acres of forests in a wall stretching about 3 000 miles and as wide as 900 miles in some places. The construction costs are the same as a standard building and sometimes they cost a little bit more as they require special materials to be built. The great hope is to lift the lives of millions of people by restoring land productivity to the sustainable food security level across North Africa. First of all, the visual benefits of the living wall cannot be ignored. The great green wall 1. Baobab trees help promote biodiversity and are a vital part of the natural ecosystem in the Sahel. The Great Green Wall project is an initiative to plant a wall of trees from Senegal to Djibouti, which is basically across the entirety of Africa. 11 countries are supporting members of this project, which aims to block desert winds and maintain the moisture in the soil and air by building a wall of trees. A super 8-minute lesson resource here from BBC Newsnight showcasing the Great Green Wall of Africa. The Great Green Wall of China. Environmental . The Great Green Wall project, spearheaded by the African Union and funded by the World Bank, the European Union and the United Nations, was launched in ⦠The project led by the African Union aims to combat land degradation and the droughts, and remedy the famine and conflicts that follow. The eye-catching pieces can make a big impact decorating an urban environment made out of concrete and bricks, thus offering alternatives for urban agriculture, gardening, and indoor decor. The government has subsidised and added numerous major afforestation projects in more recent years, resulting in the biggest tree-planting project in human ⦠Beyond the Great Green Wall, China has taken other measures against encroaching deserts. 20 million people in the Horn of Africa in 2017 declared on the verge of starvation following severe drought and food crises. On the contrary, the proposed trajectory is to pass through inhabited regions where agriculture and livestock farming are already fully developed Play 03:14 Why is Africa building a Great Green Wall? Beyond the main aim of preventing irrevocable desertification, there are other advantages that also come with the construction of the worldâs largest hedgerow. Although it was functionally useless and took hundreds of years to complete, it worked as a symbol of authority and power in the eyes of Chinaâs opponents and enemies. But the risks of political corruption and growing insurgent groups mean that supporting the initiative, in some cases, is a near-impossible task, writes Maddy White.. The Great Green Wall of China has not been designed as a dam but instead it is a gigantic integrated management project to combat desertification in an area of over 4000 km long and 1000 km wide. Beyond the main aim of preventing irrevocable desertification, there are other advantages that also come with the construction of the worldâs largest hedgerow. Vertical gardens walls like SemperGreenwalls offer many economic, ecological and social benefits. Table 2. As Inna Modja passionately pursues an African Dream for a generation seeking to control their own destiny, she reminds us of the enormity of the task ahead and that time is not on our side. âThe Great Green Wall provides a refreshing story of resilience, optimism and collective action. Africa has one dream: to complete it by 2030. Africa has one dream: to complete it by 2030. Hide Caption. The Great Green Wall 2. Benefits. Firstly, the wall will protect vital water sources in the area and even help create new ones. The Great Green Wall: Implementation Status and Way Ahead to 2030 is the first comprehensive status report that states that over 350,000 jobs were created and around USD90 million in revenues was generated from 2007 to 2018 through the GGW activities. IPS; Posted 11 Jun 2018 Originally published 11 Jun 2018 Origin View original. The many potential benefits of the Great Green Wall include increasing food security, creating jobs and improving farmlands. The Green Wall. Directed by Jared P. Scott. In January, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that development banks and states, ⦠program developed under the Great Green Wall initiative with countries in the Sahel and West Africa. Initiated by 11 African nations in 2007, with another nine joining by 2019, the overall goal of the Great Green Wall is to plant roughly 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles) of treesacross the continent of Africa, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. The Great Green Wall Initiative aims to restore 100 million hectares of land that is currently degraded in the region and to sequester 250 million tons of carbon by 2030. For a demonstration of not only how health, poverty and deforestation relate, but the positive efforts happening to influence their interaction, one can turn to the Great Green Wall. The projectâs $2 billion budget, stemming largely from World Bank co-financing and partnerships fostered by the African Union, ensure s participating countries will have the means to see the project through to ⦠Climate change poses huge challenges and some projections say it will cause hundreds of millions to become refugees. It shows that if we can work with nature, even in challenging places like the Sahel, we can overcome adversity, and build a better world for generations to come. The few success stories of the Great Green Wall have been scattered, symptomatic of the projectâs largely disjointed and fragmented oversight, but these instances may be decisive in informing how the initiative could ultimately yield tremendous economic, social and environmental benefits in the Sahel and beyond. In the almost all the Urban locations of the world where the CO2 emission is extremely high due to various factors have hardly any good vegetation to control environmental pollution. Improves aesthetics Regulate temperature and reduce carbon footprint. Against all odds, The Great Green Wall is already working in Ethiopia, Sudan and Senegal, where the inhabitants of the region are embracing its benefits by working in the field and reducing the migration due to the ascertainable progress of the wall. This involves a combination of forest and shrub plantations, grassy vegetation cover in farming systems. Other than stopping desertification and erosion, the wall would protect water sources, such as Lake ⦠The Great Green Wall is one of the most ambitious projects in history â to grow an 8,000km long, 15km wide, strip of land made up of woodlands and grasslands along the southern edge of the Sahara desert in Africa. The main disadvantage cited was the necessary maintenance work. 46% of African land is degraded , jeopardizing the livelihoods of nearly two-thirds of the Continentâs population. Jean- Marc Sinnassamy is a programme officer with the Global Environment Facility. The Great Green Wall or Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel (French: Grande Muraille Verte pour le Sahara et le Sahel) is a project led by the African Union, initially conceived as a way to combat desertification in the Sahel region and hold back expansion of the Sahara, by planting a wall of trees stretching across the entire Sahel. The Sahel is susceptible to drought, overgrazing, land degradation ⦠This interactive session will introduce the phenomenon known as The Great Green Wall or Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel and investigate and explore the crucial role that cities can potentially play. The easiest way to introduce a green wall is to mimic Mother Nature and use simple climbing (or trailing) plants. As the Sahara Desert steadily creeps into arable land, African policymakers and activists are pursuing a ⦠Yet rather than delivering social benefits, the planned scale up could run the risk of increasing communal tensions without careful attention paid to unintended consequences. 6 of 15. Progress is also been made in Nigeria, where 5 million hectares of degraded land have been restored and 20,000 jobs created. The Great Green Wall, or Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel ( French: Grande Muraille Verte pour le Sahara et le Sahel), is Africa's flagship initiative to combat the effects of climatic change and desertification. In 1950s the British explorer Richard St. Barbe Baker made an expedition in the Sahara. More resilient and cohesive communities and stronger inclusive economic growth. Richard Toll, Senegal. Despite the benefits we see today, the Great Green Wall is far off its goal to restore 100Mha of land by 2030. Green facades are part of climate-proof and nature-inclusive building. Challenges. The Mongols still eventually found their way around the wall and fought with China. [citation needed] It was a⦠This does⦠However, regular building costs wonât stop after its construction since money will always be spent on maintenance, renovation, operation, or even demolition. Over 220,000 people received training on sustainable production of agro-pastoral and non-timber products to support the shift to ⦠The Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI) is an African response to the challenges of desertification, land degradation and climate change. The Great Green Wall has proved to be an effective approach to reclaiming land in a region coping with disproportionate impacts of climate change. Previous category. The Great Green Wall Sahara and Sahel Initiative is an African-led movement of 21 countries with the epic ambition to grow an 8,000km natural wonder, spanning from Senegal in ⦠The outline of the wall can be seen from the earth's orbit. The thought is to turn to to these countries and besides to heighten the benefits of `` Green walls ' with some medicative value. Scientists say the trees of the Great Green Wall will improve rainfall and recharge the water table. The wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng". The idea of a Great Green Wall has come a long way since its inception. The Initiative aims to restore and sustainably manage land in the Saharo-Sahel region. Over the past half century, a notable increase of urban-living seekers has led to a considerable uptick in air pollution and loss of green spaces. Yet rather than delivering social benefits, the planned scale up could run the risk of increasing communal tensions without careful attention paid to unintended consequences. Green Wall Benefits â our systems combine great design scope with a number of ecological and performance advantages. Designed to stop encroaching desertification, some interpret the project (and its benefits) literally whilst others see it as more of a metaphor. 04, 2015 20:04. The project is yielding immediate benefits for the local communities and long-term ecosystem benefits at the international ⦠Answered by christella from ⦠A well designed and maintained Green Living Wall can significantly enhance a buildingâs appearance â whether itâs to add a new aesthetic dimension, disguise a car park, refresh a tired façade or add colour and texture to a complete wall or section. One of the many green wall benefits. â Ms. Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary General. The great green wall, which demands a robust collaboration among 11 African countries, is going to be a "game-changer," according to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Droughts (UNCCD), one of the three conventions involved with the project. "It shows that when countries dare to dream, work together and make the right choices, we can prosper and live in harmony with ⦠The GEF has been with the initiative since the beginning, helping to convene country leaders at the headquarters of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Bonn, Germany, in February 2011. by Samir Fryatt. "It shows that when countries dare to dream, work together and make the right choices, we can prosper and live in harmony with ⦠Eleven countries are planting a wall of trees from east to west across Africa, just under the southern edge of the Sahara desert. The Great Green Wall of Africa could fight desertification and poverty. The recent One Planet Summit drew to a close bringing hope for a climate-action orientated 2021. 27 November 2019. If the designer doesnât adequately plan for their project, they say, the costs might outweigh the benefits. ), restoring the ⦠The Great Green Wall is the first flagship of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021â2030, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through the Global Environment Facility and other donors, operates many restoration projects along with it. Climate change poses huge challenges and some projections say it will cause hundreds of millions to become refugees. With Inna Modja, Songhoy Blues, Didier Awadi, Betty G.. Academy Award®-nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and Malian musician Inna Modja take us on an epic journey to the frontline of the climate crisis along Africa's ambitious Great Green Wall. The bulk of the work on the ground was originally slated to be concentrated along a stretch of land from Djibouti, Djibouti, in the east to Dakar, Senegal, in the westâan expanse 15 kilometers (9 miles) wide and 7,775 kilometers (4,831 miles) long. Already, the Great Green Wall has managed to tame and reverse some of these adverse phenomena, and spawned positive developments in the region. It portrayed their endurance and their economical and political power. Once complete, the wall of trees will be the largest living structure on the planet (three times the size of The Great Barrier Reef and visible from space! Desertification in sub-Saharan Africa plays a big part of that, and that in turn feeds into Europe's unfolding migrant crisis. The main reason they built the wall was to keep the northern invaders (the Mongols) out, and it did not do that. It is mainly constructed of packed-earth, wood, and stones. Benefits; Hibiscus Fonio Baobab Moringa Cacao All Recipes Blog ... Baobabâs Role in The Great Green Wall Baobab trees grow abundantly across the Sahel and have a far-reaching impact: 1. "The Great Green Wall is yielding immediate benefits for the local communities and long-term ecosystem benefits at the international level," the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification executive secretary Ibrahim Thiaw said in a press release. The Great Green Wall and his benefits of acting on climate change and against desertification. According to EURACTIV, for instance, âover four million hectares of previously degraded land have been restored with the planting of over 27,000 hectares of indigenous treesâ in Senegal. The Great Green Wall isnât just for the Sahel. Does green wall need to be green? The Concept The Great Green Wall is a major climate change mitigation initiative aimed at addressing the social, economic and environmental impacts of land degradation and desertification in northern Africa, specifically the Saharan and Sahel regions. Answered by GRAVITYFALLS MAN | Mar. So that's very welcome news for local herdsmen like Alfaca. For the project to succeed, it was crucial to plant trees that would also provide benefits for people living here. One of the biggest advantages of the Great Wall was that it created a sense of identity for the Chinese. The Great Green Wall Sahara and Sahel Initiative is an African-led movement of 21 countries with the epic ambition to grow an 8,000km natural wonder, spanning from ⦠There is another advantage to forage banking, Aka says, gazing proudly at her two 10-year-old nieces perched atop several bags of recently cut grass. We have witnessed first hand the effects of land degradation in Senegal, and we have also seen the benefits of fruit-bearing trees for families and villages. The Great Green Wall has received a total of 1.8 billion dollars from the World Bank and another 108 million dollars from the Global Environment Facility. These are the benefits of the Great Green Wall project and, because of the stage of the project, more benefits are sure to come. The Great Green Wall can â and will â change the lived reality of millions of our people. (Image: Design Week, UK, Venture Three) The conference âWith increased challenges of climate change, the need for appropriate risk management strategies should be emphasised,â said Bukar Tijani, Africa representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Much of the present wall comes courtesy of the Ming dynasty, which reconstructed the old wall around 1500 A.D. to create the modern version of the Great Wall. The Great Green Wall initiative is composed of 11 countries that are cooperating together to combat the physical and human geographic characteristics that make the Sahel one of the more vulnerable ecosystems in the world. This swath running through Africa is the transition zone where tropical Africa meets the Sahara. 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