Growing A World Wonder
The Great Green Wall is an African-led movement with an epic ambition to grow an 8,000km natural wonder of the world across the entire width of Africa once complete.
By UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Women in GhanaUNCCD
Growing more than trees
More than just growing trees and plants, the Great Green Wall is transforming the lives of millions of people in the Sahel region.
Great Green Wall Drone ShotUNCCD
A global symbol
The Great Green Wall isn’t just for the Sahel. It is a global symbol for humanity overcoming its biggest threat – our rapidly degrading environment. It shows that if we can work with nature, even in challenging places like the Sahel, we can overcome adversity.
People of the Great Green WallUNCCD
Growing a green wall does much more than just restore degraded land. This extraordinary initiative fights poverty and hunger, builds resilience to climate change, improves health and well-being, creates jobs, boosts economic opportunities and the future for the next generation.
Great Green Wall EthiopiaUNCCD
Gender and women's empowerment
Women are on the frontline of climate change and its impacts, yet tend to have limited access to resources and decision-making power. Women’s involvement in the Great Green Wall is fundamental to its success, as they are often central to land regeneration and food production.
Great Green Wall SudanUNCCD
By enabling women to take part in the decision-making processes and benefit economically from the Great Green Wall, it can ensure that the initiative is designed, implemented, and monitored in a way that is inclusive and gender-sensitive.
Map of the Great Green WallUNCCD
Growing a world wonder
Once complete, the Great Green Wall will be the largest living structure on the planet, 3 times the size of the Great Barrier Reef.
Restoration EffortsUNCCD
Since the birth of the initiative in 2007, life has started coming back to the land, bringing improved food security, jobs and stability to people’s lives.
Sustainable livelihoods for local communities
The Great Green Wall is an ambitious project that seeks to combat desertification and improve food security in the Sahel. Reduce poverty, restore the environment, and ensure that future generations have the resources they need to thrive.
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