We notice the signs of climate change around us even when we are not watching the news. Changes are happening right in front of our eyes that often cause fear in us.
It only adds to our fears when we see the changes taking place in other parts of the world. We learned about Africa as early as childhood that there was little drinking water, and if we wasted food, adults immediately set an example with starving African children. Undoubtedly a dry country, Africa and the Sahara are the hottest deserts in the world. Its area is constantly changing, as it is always expanding, which also means that it is much more difficult for those who live there to supply water and food. Global warming is basically present, but this is only exacerbated by human activity. Due to deforestation, desert sand is expanding, making new areas uninhabitable. The Sahel is a particular victim of this process. About 500 million people live in this countryside, but more and more are being forced to leave their homes for the reasons already mentioned. Conscious projects have been under way since 2007 to halt desertification. A large-scale project began as early as the 1980s, when the President of Burkina Faso ordered the planting of 10 million trees to stop the desert. The plan failed with the assassination of the president, and then in 2007, 11 countries began working together to create an 8,000 km forest strip as part of the Great Green Wall project.
Work has begun and afforestation has taken place, but only 4% of it has been implemented evenly. The 4% performance was further hampered by the fact that many of the seedlings planted were destroyed not long after, so it was pointless work and spending money. However negative the tree planting project may have been, it has brought about a positive change, as a change in the attitudes of people living in the Sahel has helped keep green plants alive: terraces and dams have been built so that accumulated water has not flowed immediately, resulting in new habitats. developed. The resulting mosaic-like landscape structure not only changed in appearance, but also affected the microclimate of the area.
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(Source: marmalade.co.hu | pictures: pixabay.com | video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQrW8OckLuQ&ab_channel=CuriousReason)