Description of Challenge
Desertification, encroaching sands, rivers becoming clogged by moving sandVideo of a village in Mali that has successfully used a certain type of plant to keep sands in place and so protect the village and river against desertification.
Solution
The Sobé village located in Deboye Rural District, just like the northern part of the Mali inner delta, is threatened by drought, and encroaching dunes. Wetlands International and its partners are trying to meet this challenge by planting Euphorbia balsamifera, a species adapted to the local environment. The first part of this dune stabilization work has helped to protect the Sobé village against sand.
