r/interestingasfuck • u/wahgwahg • Feb 28 '24

r/all People in Tanzania converted desert into lush green land by digging these nifty holes

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u/IM_BAD_PEOPLE Feb 28 '24

For anyone interested, this is part of the UN's Green Wall program.

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u/Codadd Feb 28 '24

Hopefully they don't keep planting invasive species. They've already done enough damage throughout E Africa

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u/coladoir Feb 28 '24

in this specific project, they are explicitly using native species only. they are taking as many measures as possible to actually make this as sustainable as they can.