UN on Ecosystem restoration

RESTORING AFRICA’S DRYLANDS: ACCELERATING ACTION ON THE GROUND

Drylands Africa’s drylands harbor productive farmlands and rangelands that sequester carbon, maintain ecological functionality and biodiversity. They provide households with priority products such as energy, water and food, provide youth with income-generating activities, support pastoralist communities with fodder for their livestock and rural and urban dwellers with a variety of ecosystem services including safe and reliable water.