Our mission
The Great Green Wall is a spectacular bid to restore savannas, grasslands and farmlands across the breadth of Africa. It’s designed to help families and nature cope with climate change and keep the Sahara from spreading deeper into one of the world’s poorest regions.
Launched by the African Union in 2007, this flagship has grown from a tree-planting drive into a comprehensive rural development initiative. It wants to transform the lives of millions in the Sahel region by creating a mosaic of green and productive landscapes across 11 countries. While the Great Green Wall targets degraded land stretching right across the continent, this World Restoration Flagship has a particular focus on Burkina Faso and Niger.
Implementing Organisations
Classification
Region
Africa
Organisation type
World Restoration Flagship
Ecosystem types
- Grasslands, shrublands and savannahs
Hectares under restoration
15,920,000
ha
Funding Goal for 2030
$4,986,200.00
Restoration Goal for 2030
100,000,000
ha
Timeline
From
1 January 2007
Additional benefits
- Supports Livelihoods
