Editing Reforestation (section)

=== Sub-Saharan Africa ===
One plan in this region, called [[Great Green Wall (Africa)]], involves planting a nine-mile width of trees on the Southern Border of the [[Sahara desert (ecoregion)|Sahara Desert]] for stopping its expansion to the south.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohammed |first=Omar |date=22 December 2015 |title=African countries are building a "Great Green Wall" to beat back the Sahara desert |url=https://qz.com/africa/579682/african-countries-are-building-a-great-green-wall-to-beat-back-the-sahara-desert/ |website=Quartz Africa}}</ref> However, this is more of an [[afforestation]] project than a reforestation one.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}

In 2019, [[Ethiopia]] begun a massive tree planting campaign "Green Legacy" with a target to plant 4&nbsp;billion trees in one year. In one day only, over 350&nbsp;million trees were planted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davidson |first1=Jordan |date=July 30, 2019 |title=Ethiopia Plants Record-Breaking 350 Million Trees |agency=Ecowatch |url=https://www.ecowatch.com/ethiopia-plants-record-breaking-trees-2639514648.html |access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>

==== Nigeria ====
{{Excerpt|Reforestation in Nigeria}}