More than 20 African countries have joined an initiative with a genuinely striking goal: planting a belt of trees and restored land stretching coast to coast across the width of the continent, along the southern edge of the Sahara. It's called the Great Green Wall, and it was designed to fight desertification while restoring livelihoods for millions of people in the Sahel. … [Read more...] about The Great Green Wall: Africa’s Ambitious Plan to Hold Back the Sahara — and Why It’s Fallen Short So Far
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China Planted 78 Billion New Trees—and Seriously Messed Up Its Water Cycle
China’s vast tree-planting campaigns—hailed as one of the largest environmental efforts in human history—are now revealing a more complicated reality. While reforestation has delivered clear ecological benefits, new research suggests it is also reshaping the country’s water cycle in unexpected ways. A recent study published in Earth's Future highlights how decades of … [Read more...] about China Planted 78 Billion New Trees—and Seriously Messed Up Its Water Cycle