NPR: Great Green Wall https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-114077 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:39:50 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Great Green Wall https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-114077/great-green-wall The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working? It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:07:38 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/g-s1-114074/trees-africa-great-green-wall https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/g-s1-114074/trees-africa-great-green-wall

It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon.

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