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After Decades of Drought, Water Is Returning to the South of Sahara Desert as Ancient Farming Techniques and the Great Green Wall Breathe New Life Into the Sahel
Science News: For decades, the Sahel has symbolised environmental decline. Stretching nearly 5,900 kilometres across Africa from Senegal on the Atlantic coast to Su.
For a long time, the most repeated response to halt the advance of the desert was to plant trees. A solution that seems logical and in fact was attempted in different areas close to the Sahara. But the reality on the ground did not accompany although the conditions were too harsh with little rain, extreme temperatures and a soil ... Continue reading "Planting trees in the Sahara desert did not work, but they released 500 turtles and five years l…