Regreening Africa

Inside the project

Regreening Africa restores degraded farmland and drylands across eight countries in the Sahel and East Africa, combining Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration, tree planting and grafting, and soil and water conservation.

It is led by CIFOR-ICRAF with World Vision, Oxfam, CARE Nederland, Catholic Relief Services and Sahel Eco, funded by the European Union and recognised as a UN World Restoration Flagship.

Phase I, from 2017 to 2023, restored roughly 1 million hectares and reached more than 600,000 households; Phase II targets 5 million hectares by 2030.

Objectives

• Restore degraded farmland and drylands across eight African countries.
• Scale Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration alongside planting, grafting and soil-water conservation.
• Build on the roughly 1 million hectares restored in Phase I toward 5 million hectares by 2030.
• Sustain and expand benefits beyond the 600,000-plus households reached in Phase I.

Approach

• Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration as the core low-cost restoration technique.
• Complementary tree planting, grafting and soil and water conservation practices.
• A consortium delivery model across NGOs and research institutions in eight countries.