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Great Green Wall Ethiopia

UNCCD

UNCCD
Bonn, Germany

Ethiopia
The Ethiopian GGW activity area extends from Sudan in the northwest to Djibouti crossing the lowlands of the northeast of the country and covering 58 woredas (equivalent administrative units of districts) in three national regional states. The GGW activities were implemented in 58 woredas as part of the government's regular natural resource management program. Results in Ethiopia include:
• More than 5 billion plants and seeds produced
• 151,448 hectares of reforested lands restored
• 792,711 hectares of terraces restored
• 240 hectares of multi-purpose gardens restored
• 91 km of windbreaks
• 236,551 hectares of Assisted Natural Regeneration of forests
• 893,706 hectares of watershed management and forest
• 62,759 people trained in food and energy security as well as biodiversity maintenance
• 218,405 jobs created
• 1 million hectares of land restored in total

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  • Title: Great Green Wall Ethiopia
  • Location Created: Ethiopia
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