Grande Muralha Verde

Science and Technology

Millions of bees were taken to the Sahara to curb the advance of the desert, but the heat melted the honeycombs and killed the hives, forcing scientists to find a much simpler solution: soil excavations to retain water and bring life back.

Ana Alice 26/03/2026 at 12:09

Science and Technology

Africa’s Largest Environmental Restoration Project Creates 8,000-Kilometer Wall of Trees, Unites 11 Countries Against Desertification in the Sahel, Aims to Restore 100 Million Hectares by 2030, and Focuses on Green Jobs and Carbon Capture to Combat the Sahara’s Spread

Caio Aviz 26/02/2026 at 16:28

Interesting facts

Visible From Space, the 8,000-Kilometer Wall of Trees Stretching Across Africa Is Being Planted by 11 Countries to Halt Desert Encroachment, Restore 100 Million Hectares of Degraded Land, and Change the Lives of 250 Million People Threatened by Hunger and Desertification

Ana Alice 23/02/2026 at 01:12

Sustainability

China Planted 66 Billion Trees in the Taklamakan Desert and Now the Region Absorbs More CO₂ Than It Emits, Study Finds from PNAS

Jefferson Augusto 20/02/2026 at 13:00

Interesting facts

Millions Of Frozen Bees Failed To Save The Sahara, Where Hives Melted At 70 °C, Billions Of Trees Died, And Only Half-Moon-Shaped Holes Managed To Do The Impossible: Stop The Desert.

Alisson Ficher 11/01/2026 at 00:21

Construction

How Africans Dug Millions of Wells in a Half-Moon Shape in the Sahara Desert and Turned Arid Areas into Fertile Land, Halting the Advance of Desertification with a Simple Technique That Increases Agricultural Production and Retains Rainwater

Alisson Ficher 06/01/2026 at 14:03

Science and Technology

With 3,000 Kilometers of Forests, China Transforms the Taklamakan Desert Into an Environmental Landmark and Advances in the World’s Largest Reforestation Project!

Débora Araújo 23/12/2024 at 10:43

Science and Technology

Africa Launches Great Green Wall to Halt Sahara’s Advance and Create Fertile Land – and Brazil Is Involved!

Valdemar Medeiros 15/08/2024 at 01:03

Geopolitics

Embrapa Will Help Build Africa’s Great Green Wall

Bruno Teles 20/02/2023 at 18:46