National Action Plan for the implementation of the Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGWSSI). Country/Territory Sudan Document type Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Forestry, Water Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Agro-forestry Biodiversity Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Cooperative/producer organization Desertification Education Equity Gender Institution Internal trade International organization Irrigation Pastoralism Policy/planning Poverty Protection of environment Public participation Smallholders/peasants Social protection Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Food security Fruits/edible nuts Meat Milk/dairy products Poultry products Fish products Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Forestry protection measures Governance Local government Protection of species Research Soil conservation/soil improvement Sustainable development Sustainable use Geographical area Africa, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries, NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, Northern Africa, Red Sea Gulf of Aden, Sahel Abstract The National Action Plan for the implementation of the Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGWSSI) is a national action plan with a cross-sectoral approach. The timeframe of this Action Plan is 5 years between 2015 and 2020. The main objectives of the Action Plan are: restoration of degraded lands; forest and rangeland sustainable management; support to livelihoods and resilience of local communities. Full text English