Turning the desert green in Burkina Faso

Ecosia’s long-time friend Saydou Kalaga tells of the importance of reforesting the desert. Saydou leads our partner organisation Hommes et Terre in the Sahel, Burkina Faso. Here, the soil is infertile and the landscape badly deforested, but thanks to your searches, there’s hope.

Each year, entire villages come together to dig seedbeds in half-moon formations. This helps to collect rainwater and allows seeds to sprout. Now, the degraded landscape is slowly turning green.

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[tagamer]

Makes me happy to see something beautiful out of our pure curiousity

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What a privilege to help such incredible people during such incredible times in such an incredibly easy method. Thanks ecosia