In September 2020, the Implementation Status report of the Great Green Wall was released.
According to the report, nearly :

20 million hectares of land have been restored
More than 350,000 jobs have been created
Approximately $90 million was generated between 2007 and 2018 through Great Green Wall activities.
Expected sequestration of more than 300 million tons of carbon dioxide by 2030.
To achieve the goal of restoring 100 million hectares of land by 2030, an average of 8.2 million hectares of land
per year should be restored with an annual financial investment of $4.3 billion.

The Great Green Wall Coalition of the One planet summit is supported by the Great Green Wall Accelerator, a unit
hosted in the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Its objectives are :

Support the efforts of all actors through the harmonization of impact measurement framework;
Support the Pan African Agency of the Great Green Wall implementation to achieve the GGW initiative through a
structured, multi-stakeholder approach based on five pillars;
Enable a more comprehensive mapping of available funding and projects;
Connect actors to scale up successful initiatives and promote the Sahel as a land of opportunity;
Involve the private sector, civil society and research/innovation in GGW efforts.

By facilitating the coordination of all the stakeholders, the Great Green Wall Initiative will realize its ambitious 2030
goals :
100 Million Hectares restored
10 million Jobs created
250 million tons of carbon sequestred or avoided

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