The Great Green Wall promised 100 million hectares by 2030. The progress figure depends on who is counting.
The African-led Great Green Wall aims to restore 100 million hectares, create 10 million jobs and capture 250 million tonnes of carbon by 2030, across an 8,000 km belt from Senegal to Djibouti. UNCCD materials put completion near 18 percent, while counts limited to the original tree-planting zone come out near 4 percent, and that gap is the story.
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