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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 15, 2022 / In response to the growing climate crisis, the IOC is working to bring its carbon footprint down, putting in place a plan to reduce its emissions by 30

The Great Green Wall is designed to be a band of trees the length of the Sahel. We look at how the project is faring in Burkino Faso

In 2007, the African Union announced a hugely ambitious project – to plant the Great Green Wall, a band of trees that would stretch the length of the Sahel

FARMKENYA INITIATIVE Smart Harvest By Thomson Reuters Foundation | January 23rd 2021 at 11:05:00 GMT +0300 Abbas Athman in his butterfly farm bordering Arabuko-Sokoke forest in Kilifi. [Caroline Chebet] Growing up in a village in Burkina Faso, Georges Bazongo remembers his parents and neighbours cutting down trees each year to expand their farmland so they could “grow enough food for our families to eat”. He also noticed some trees becoming drier in the drought-prone region, an indication...

Growing up in a village in Burkina Faso, Georges Bazongo remembers his parents and neighbors cutting down trees each year to expand their farmland so they could “grow enough food for our families.” He also noticed some trees becoming drier in the drought-prone region, an indication that the soil was deteriorating as heavy rains washed away its fertile layer. Some of his relatives moved to Ivory Coast in search of a better life, 48-year-old Bazongo said. Things started improving a decade ago ...

CLIMATE-CHANGE/AFRICA-FARMING (FEATURE, PIX):FEATURE-Africa's Great Green Wall aims for fresh growth spurt after sluggish start

8 Min Read ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Growing up in a village in Burkina Faso, Georges Bazongo remembers his parents and neighbours cutting down trees each year to expand their farmland so they could “grow enough food for our families to eat”. He also noticed some trees becoming drier in the drought-prone region, an indication too that the soil was deteriorating as heavy rains washed away its fertile layer. Some of his relatives moved to Ivory Coast in search of a better life, Bazo...