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"In a world of monoculture cash crops, an innovative African project is
persuading farmers to plant biodiverse forest gardens that feed the family,
protect the soil and expand tree cover.
Could Trees for the Future (TREES) be a rare example of a mass reforestation
campaign that actually works? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
certainly thinks so and last month awarded it the status of World Restoration
Flagship.
Since it was founded in 2015, the programme has planted tens of millions of
trees each year in nine countries ranging from Senegal and Mali to Tanzania and
Kenya. In less than 10 years, it has reportedly restored a combined area of
more than 41,000 hectares, which is about seven times the size of Manhattan.
This includes part of the African Union’s Great Green Wall initiative, a
planned 8,000km-wide barrier of vegetation to hold back the deserts that are
encroaching across the Sahel region. Organisers say this will be the largest
natural structure on the planet, though it is still very much a work in
progress."
Via
Positive.News
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
