Eleven countries are planting a wall of trees from east to west across Africa, just under the southern edge of the Sahara desert.
The goal is to fight the effects of climate change by reversing desertification.
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Who are the people disliking this? It has my full support
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Every Nation should have such large projects involving all states and provinces with local governements, NGOs and corporates unitedly for the common good in a cooperative manner sharing best practices. Mankind is advancing towards a more ALTRUISTIC society from CAPITALISTIC society in few decades, with the formation of ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT under UN, with Global democracy and ONE WORLD ECONOMY, in this Internet age.
Why don't extend the wall for more than 15 Km? Why not 100Km? Why not 500Km, creating a new rain forest? Could it start new business and become self sustained? And what about UN could finance this project?
Wakanda forevaaa!!!
Seriously though, love these people so much for being dedicated. Keep it up my brodas
Just wow! Love from the philippines
Happy people. I like it.
Wonderful
11 million trees for 8000 km long and 15 km wide means ONE tree every 100 metres. It will have no effect. Better think big – Trump is planting one billion trees.
Once groundcover is established, encourage wildflower planting and the insects will return. Then you're on the right track. Consider lakes, small ponds and watch your ecosystem change. Grasslands will reappear, cattle can be installed giving a great return on food and organic fertilizer. The climate will naturally become wetter and after a while, you've returned nature back to its original state. Minimal upkeep is required once a balance is restored.
One of the last prophets predictions is for the deserts to return to being lush and green
Because they support Trump too
These are good things planted trees and growing vegetables and making a garden desert grow. With trees and other animals will return to it there's more food. More trees Morris Day And it might keep the desert bat.
I know the pole shift going to happen in my lifetime. But they're saying the North Pole and South Pole used to be tropical. I don't know if that was because the land move. Or North and South Pole shifted and it wasn't exactly North and South Bend.
at least they are not sitting around under a tree
Love this idea. Why I always see women working? What do the men do? I'd gladly support this, but make the men work too. Women have enough to do raising babies.
Great courage ! Amazing !
China are making one too
It's kinda funny yet also sad because while the Amazon rainforest is being destroyed at least this country is trying to grow something instead of just tearing something apart.
Can anyone say "MONEY–PIT"???….Its been a desert forever and planting trees in the desert won't keep the elements from consuming the trees so good luck with that!!!
Hey , but walls are bad. Lmao…. you are foolish to believe that you can stop the desert.
May God give you all Health, Wealth and protection, also give them strength and happiness so they can keep up Gods " Natures " work…every human being should do the same so our future kids & grand kids can live much better life then we do, so pls at least each plant one tree. I am part of ( plant 20 million trees ) and will do until i can't move no more. God bless you All.
I heard one expression that trees act as rain houses – and this is living proof. Where there are trees there are economic benefits that go hand-in-hand with jobs and prosperous communities. A fantastic initiative! http://www.rainwaterunoff.com
Ya RAB please help……
Something positive :))
The Great Green Wall
That's original
Australia is also doing something like this check it out pretty cool inventionsfor the world to be a better place especially in places in drought
This would make africa the wealth place and it will prevent from drought which make not a suitable place for cultivation and others farming
I should think they are,it was them that destroyed the place burning all the trees for firewood.
This is a Good News!
"TREES ATTRACT MOISTURE N LIFE, WE NEED TO PLANT THM NOT CHOP THM DOWN"
North Africa and south of Europe and middle east r gonna get hit so hard by this desertification and harsh climate change, but nothing serious is coming from them, such a shame!!
Africa Unit!
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2020 HOWS WALL GOING ?!!!
Hopefully africa can be more self sustaining and become stronger for its people
Really don't know what is wrong with African leadership. They should have planted trees decades ago to prevent the spread of the desert.
If this is true, I am truly amazed.
Our planet needs maintenance.
Because they learned from the Chinese that these kind of walls help reduce the desert, and in years the progress towards the desert advances and the desert shortens.
Great idea,brilliant.
So no one thinks this could possibly have a negative impact on the actual environment. There is a reason certain parts of this world have the environment they have all the dry desert land for a reason you do not change the environment in this manner
Great move. Your gonna show the world a better way