UN President: Africa's Great Green Wall Unlikely to Meet 2030 Restoration Goal
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Africa's Great Green Wall, which is meant to restore degraded landscapes and boost economies across the continent
Africa's Great Green Wall project, aimed at restoring 100 million hectares of land by 2030, is only 30% complete due to financial and implementation challenges. President Alain Richard Donwahi of the UN summit on desertification highlights the need for additional funding, improved monitoring, and international support to meet the project's goals.
In Nigeria alone, it is estimated that between 50-75 percent of land across the 10 northern states of Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi,
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