management strategies

• great green wall - 7000km long + 15km wide belt of trees across 11 countries

  acacia species - drought resistant- slows wind erosion + roots maintain water
• gezira theme -in sudan 1 million hectares of land to be irrigated with water from the white and blue nile
• hafir project ( reservoirs) - sos sahel work with herders and farmers to prevent conflict over recourses

  they construct and maintain hafirs
• stone lines - in burkina faso stone lines are built along sloping farms to trap soil from run off water , crops grow better in deep soil
• fallow band system - feilds left as grass = soil regains fertility

  legumes added to provide nitrogen and nutrients in soil
• terraces - artificial steps cut into hillside to prevent surface run off = infiltrates soil = increased fertility

  200000km of terraces in ethiopia
• greening mopti - establishment of 200000 new trees of economic and environmental benefit in southern mopti in mali