Climate Smart Agriculture in a Nutshell
The way we eat, farm and grow our food is shifting. A changing climate is transforming weather patterns, soil quality and temperatures around the globe. For people who rely on…
Desertification, Explained
Find out about what desertification is and how you can support us to combat it
For people living in the Sahel that rely on farmland for their food and income, desertification is making it harder to grow crops, and poverty is increasing.
But trees provide a solution.
How is Tree Aid Helping?
Every year, we work with local people to grow millions of trees across Africa’s drylands. These trees help to stabilise the soil, improve its fertility, and protect the land from droughts and floods. They also absorb carbon dioxide, a leading cause of the climate crisis.
We also support farmers to learn sustainable land management methods like digging zai pits — holes filled with compost that conserve water and nutrients. This training helps communities to restore degraded land today, and protect the land for tomorrow.
Tree Aid's contribution in 2018/19
59,479
hectares of land
protected and restored
2,195,081
trees grown in
Africa's drylands
446,070
people vulnerable to
desertification supported
The environment is growing hotter and hotter because there is degradation of the environment. But the Grow Hope project has come to help us halt desertification in this area. And if we really embrace it, the area will be green again.
A Wall to Stop the Desert
Tree Aid is partnered with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in support of the Great Green Wall initiative — an African-led movement aiming to grow an 8,000km natural wonder across the width of Africa. The movement is “a symbol of hope in the face of one of the biggest challenges of our time — desertification.”
We are growing one tree every 19 seconds for the Great Green Wall, providing futures for millions of people whose lives are threatened by desertification.
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