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The Great Green Wall is a project developped by the [[African Union]] to face desertification in South Sahara. The project, held by 11 african countries, consists to create a green belt of 15km thick and 7,775 km long, from Senegal to Djibouti <ref>Push for 'Great Green Wall of Africa' to halt Sahara [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10344622.stm]</ref> |
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This green barrier is aimed to to protect the land against encroaching sand and erosion. |
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Contributing to improve local incomes, this green barrier will be a global answer to the combined effect of natural ressources degradation and drought in rural areas.<ref>The Great Green Wall Initiative of the Sahara and the Sahel [http://www.oss-online.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&lang=en&id=593]</ref> |
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In 2010, June 17, the GEF announces that the project will be first financed by a $119 million, already adopted by the [[African Union]] in 2007. <ref>The Great Green Wall to Be Built in Africa [http://earth911.com/news/2010/06/25/the-great-green-wall-to-be-built-in-africa]</ref> |
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Great Green Wall
The Great Green Wall is a project developped by the African Union to face desertification in South Sahara. The project, held by 11 african countries, consists to create a green belt of 15km thick and 7,775 km long, from Senegal to Djibouti [1] This green barrier is aimed to to protect the land against encroaching sand and erosion. Contributing to improve local incomes, this green barrier will be a global answer to the combined effect of natural ressources degradation and drought in rural areas.[2] In 2010, June 17, the GEF announces that the project will be first financed by a $119 million, already adopted by the African Union in 2007. [3]