Community participation in large-scale land restoration for Africa’s Great Green Wall programme

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been using a participatory approach to implement large-scale restoration of degraded land in the Sahel. Communities have been central to the programme. In the framework of the Great Green Wall initiative, adapted and useful native tree species, shrubs, and fodder grasses are planted in agro-sylvo-pastoral land. This is response to community needs and preferences while ensuring that the species and varieties are all ecologically suitable.

Creation:

2017-07-05 17:02

Updated:

2024-08-21 16:07

Compiler:

Vivian Onyango

Editors:

Moctar Sacande, Vivian Onyango

Reviewers:

Donia Mühlematter, Joana Eichenberger, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Simone Verzandvoort