The Great Green Wall is a project to restore degraded land in nearly two dozen African countries.
The $36-billion-plus project aims to generate 10 million jobs and sequester tons of carbon by 2030.
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AdvertisementOver the past several decades, deforestation, agricultural expansion, and drought have all contributed to desertification in parts of the African continent.
The goals of the 17-year-old Great Green Wall project — estimated to cost between $36 to 49 billion — also include generating 10 million jobs and sequestering 250 million tons of carbon by 2030.
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