The Great Green Wall Initiative

What was the Sahara like 8,000 years ago?

• A mountainous region

• A frozen tundra

• A lush green land with lakes and rivers

• A vast desert with sand dunes

What caused the Sahara to dry up quickly the last time?

• Asteroid impact

• Volcanic eruptions

• Human activities and livestock

• Changes in the Earth's orbit

What is desertification?

• The melting of ice caps

• A type of land degradation affecting drylands

• The process of turning forests into deserts

• The formation of new deserts

What is the main goal of the Great Green Wall initiative?

• To relocate people from the Sahel

• To create new cities in the Sahel

• To restore 100 million hectares of land across Africa

• To build a wall to stop desert expansion

What technique are farmers in Niger using to restore land?

• Irrigation

• Hydroponics

• Slash-and-burn agriculture

• Farmer-managed natural regeneration