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The replication of Tolou Keur food forests across the Great Green Wall in Senegal

The policy brief was prepared by a group of students of the CHARM-EU university who worked in collaboration with the UNCCD on their capstone project. They researched the replication of the Tolou Keur agroecological initiative, which is a part of the Great Green Wall initiative in Senegal. Based on the findings of their research, which also involved a field visit to Senegal, they produced…

The replication of Tolou Keur food forests across the Great Green Wall in Senegal
Food Systems Summit action guide 1: Boosting nature-positive food production

The way we use land and water resources to grow, harvest, and process food (collectively referred to as food production) is currently not sustainable and often harmful to human and planetary health. To feed the global population of 9.7 billion projected by 2050 and safeguard nature’s legacy for future generations, a rapid and systemic transition to nature-positive food production is essential…

Food Systems Summit action guide 1: Boosting nature-positive food production
Food Systems Summit action guide 2: Restoring soil health

Soil is often seen as little more than the shallow layer of dirt on the Earth’s surface. Its role in providing almost all our food calories, regulating water supplies, supporting biodiversity, and helping stabilize the global climate is widely overlooked and frequently undervalued. The current methods used to produce crops and livestock have contributed to a worldwide decline in soil…

Food Systems Summit action guide 2: Restoring soil health