This may look like the surface of Mars, but it& #39;s actually a man-made desert. The Sahel region of Burkina Faso is a dryland zone where temperatures reach 40 degrees and there are only two months of rainfall each year.

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Less than a century ago there was a lush forest here. When the trees were cut down, the soil turned to dust. Nobody has lived off this land for 35 years.

But thanks to your searches, we are regenerating the land by digging swales to catch rainwater and infiltrate the soil. This means we can plant trees here, in one of the driest places on earth.

Rocky dams also slow down rainwater and prevent it from running off. The water deposits nutrients into the earth and enables vegetation to grow.

We plant moringa trees and diverse nitrogen fixer plants. Improved soil quality and water retention means they have a chance of survival here, in one of the driest places on earth.

Slowly, the desert is turning green and able to accommodate life. Thank you for searching and making this possible!

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