In Mauritania, a forest was planted to protect a road from drifting sand. Along the country’s Road of Hope, shifting dunes were creeping towards the route, threatening to bury sections of a vital transport link. Instead of relying only on machinery to clear the sand, authorities used vegetation as a living barrier, planting trees and shrubs to slow the dunes before they could reach the road.
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