Great Green Wall Initiative and Sahelian Restoration Efforts (2007–present)

1. Sahel states advance a continental “Green Wall” concept

   Jun 1, 2005Labels: Sahel states

   • Wikipedia
   • Springer

2. African Union Summit backs Great Green Wall initiative

   Jan 29, 2007Labels: African Union

   • IISD ENB

3. African Union launches the Great Green Wall (GGW)

   Dec 1, 2007Labels: Great Green

   • FAO
   • Springer

4. Pan-African Great Green Wall Agency is created

   Jan 1, 2010Labels: Pan-African Agency

   • Wikipedia

5. Regional strategy adopted to harmonize GGW implementation

   Sep 1, 2012Labels: Regional strategy

   • Wikipedia

6. EU and FAO launch Action Against Desertification

   Oct 22, 2014Labels: EU and

   • FAO

7. AFR100 launched to scale African landscape restoration

   Jan 1, 2015Labels: AFR100

   • FAO AFR100
   • WRI

8. UN commission releases first comprehensive GGW status report

   Sep 7, 2020Labels: UNCCD report

   • Africa Renewal
   • UNCCD Library

9. One Planet Summit launches Great Green Wall Accelerator

   Jan 11, 2021Labels: One Planet

   • GGW Press

10. UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration begins

    Jun 5, 2021Labels: UN Decade

    • UNESCO
    • UN Water

11. UNCCD COP15 spotlights drought and land restoration finance

    May 9, 2022Labels: UNCCD COP15

    • UN Indico
    • IISD ENB

12. Great Green Wall Week convenes partners in Addis Ababa

    Nov 6, 2023Labels: Great Green

    • CIFOR ICRAF
    • FAO

13. AU convenes high-level GGW meeting to review direction

    May 13, 2025Labels: African Union

    • ASEZA

14. 2030 target year frames outcomes and accountability

    Dec 31, 2030Labels: 2030 targets

    • UNCCD Library
    • FAO