Africa using trees to slow spreading desert

A plan aimed to slow the growth of the Sahara desert by planting a “wall of trees” has been put into motion after three years of planning. Several bands of trees will be planted south of the Sahara from Mauritania to Djibouti and should protect the land from desertification. African leaders hope this will be the first of many steps to reforest and restore “natural resources and the eventual development of fishing and livestock breeding,” according to this story. Full story: Science and Development Network