Direction Générale des Forêts (Algeria)
Land & RightsAlgeria's Green Dam: Replanting a Line Against the Sahara
Algeria's forestry directorate is relaunching a decades-old megaproject to plant a green barrier of trees across the country's steppe belt to halt the Sahara's advance.
26khectaresHectares reforested since the October 2023 relaunch
4.7MhectaresTarget protected steppe area