
New Protected Area Buffers Mauritania's Shifting Sands
18 October 2021
Mauritania's battle against encroaching desertification, which has damaged ecosystems and endangered species, has received a timely boost with the news that 200,000 hectares will be turned into a protected area to support biodiversity in the country. The new project, implemented by the United…

About 20 Million Hectares of Land Restored in Great Green Wall
3 November 2020
Close to 20 million hectares of land have already been restored, as part of the Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative, according to the implementation report released recently at a virtual meeting of environment ministers from Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Sudan,…

Turning cities’ focus back to land-based finance
29 August 2017
Last month, the South African Independent Electoral Commission announced in frustration that it needs USD 22.9 million to collect addresses ahead of a court-mandated deadline, a problem compounded by the fact that most townships don’t have well-marked street names. Elsewhere, this problem is even…
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Land tenure insecurity is relatively high in Mauritania, as many rights holders are unable to register their land individually or collectively