Activists in Mali’s Zamblara forest are working with communities to plant trees as part of the Great Green Wall initiative, an ambitious UN-backed project aimed at creating a “wall” of trees to combat desertification in the Sahel. But local residents say that although they want to protect the forests, they are reliant on them for firewood.

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Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there’s no choice

Name: Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there's no choice
Uploaded: 2024-11-15T04:07:03.827Z
Duration: 1 min 31 s
Description: Activists in Mali's Zamblara forest are working with communities to plant trees as part of the Great Green Wall initiative, an ambitious UN-backed project aimed at creating a “wall” of trees to combat desertification in the Sahel. But local residents say that although they want to protect the forests, they are reliant on them for firewood.

Activists in Mali’s Zamblara forest are working with communities to plant trees as part of the Great Green Wall initiative, an ambitious UN-backed project aimed at creating a “wall” of trees to combat desertification in the Sahel. But local residents say that although they want to protect the forests, they are reliant on them for firewood.