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 works with local communities in developing value chains of non-timber forest products to support economic growth, while at the same time promoting sustainable production, transformation and marketing of these products, contributing to natural resource management that helps combat desertification and land degradation.
Action Against Desertification supports Nigeria’s Great Green Wall interventions in rural communities in three dryland states - Sokoto, Jigawa and Bauchi – by upscaling restoration activities and promoting the sustainable management of landscapes and natural resources.
Action Against Desertification works on the restoration of over 1 500 hectares of arid and semi-arid land in Ethiopia's Amhara, Tigray and Afar regions. These activities are complementary to government-led action to combat land degradation and desertification, while contributing to the National Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy and bolstering Ethiopia’s Bonn Challenge commitment.
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.