Africa's Great Green Wall just 4% complete halfway through schedule
by Jonathan Watts Global environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#57VH0)
Report calls for more support if plan to plant 100m hectares of vegetation is to be realised
The world's most ambitious reforestation project, the Great Green Wall of Africa, has covered only 4% of its target area but is more than halfway towards its 2030 completion date, according to a status report.
More funds, greater technical support and tighter oversight will be needed if the plan to plant 100m hectares of trees and other vegetation is to be realised, say the authors of the study, which was unveiled on Monday at a meeting of regional ministers.
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