Evaluating the scaling potential of sustainable land management projects in the Sahelian Great Green Wall countries

The Great Green Wall (GGW) Initiative aims at combatting land degradation while achieving socio-economic development across the Sahel through a mosaic of sustainable land management (SLM) and restoration practices. As the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is the main funding mechanism for land degra...

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Economic development
Engineering and Technology
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Environmental Management
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Land use
Land use planning
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