The publications on Action Against Desertification offer an in-depth overview of the project’s goals, activities and results achieved.
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Action Against Desertification supports the restoration of degraded land in Burkina Faso, combining techniques such as enrichment planting, direct sowing and fencing to encourage natural regeneration. In order to bring restoration to scale, the specialised Delfino plough is used for land preparation.
Action Against Desertification supports the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative in Niger. It aims to increase the living standards of rural communities and strengthen the resilience and productivity of drylands through restoration and the sustainable management of natural resources, while stimulating economic growth.
In Senegal, FAO is supporting the National Agency of the Great Green Wall in the framework of its project Action Against Desertification, which aims to improve the living conditions of local communities, while strengthening the resilience and productivity of agrosilvopastoral systems. Since 2015, the project has worked on community-based management of land and natural resources.
Since its launch in 2016, Action Against Desertification has been supporting over 50 rural communities in Gambia’s North Bank Region, Central River Region North and Upper River Region North to sustainably manage forest resources and control land degradation and deforestation. T
Action Against Desertification aims to build the resilience and increase the productivity of forest landscapes in Fiji, while improving the livelihoods of the local population through the restoration of degraded land and the sustainable management of natural resources.