NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE GREAT GREEN WALL (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2015
Act · Land & Housing
Policy date: 2015-01-01
An Act that establishes the National Agency for the Great Green Wall to coordinate Nigeria's efforts against desertification. It targets communities in affected regions, farmers, and state governments for land restoration activities. The act aims to reverse land degradation through tree planting and sustainable practices.
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE GREAT GREEN WALL (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2015
What Is This Policy?
An Act that establishes the National Agency for the Great Green Wall to coordinate Nigeria's contribution to the African Union's Great Green Wall initiative, aimed at combating desertification and land degradation in the Sahel.
Who Does It Target?
Communities in the frontline states affected by desertification Farmers and pastoralists in arid and semi-arid zones State governments in the North-West and North-East Environmental agencies and international partners
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Reverse land degradation and desertification in the Sahel region through tree planting, land restoration, and sustainable land management, while improving livelihoods of affected communities.
Key Features
Reforestation Programme: Coordinates large-scale tree planting along the Great Green Wall corridor in northern Nigeria. Land Restoration: Funds and implements land restoration projects to rehabilitate degraded agricultural and grazing lands. Community Livelihoods: Integrates livelihood support (agroforestry, water harvesting) with environmental restoration. International Coordination: Links Nigeria's efforts with the Pan-African Great Green Wall programme coordinated by the African Union.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Active - agency is operational Coverage: 12 frontline states: Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Jigawa, and Bauchi Beneficiaries: Communities in the Sahelian zone; Nigeria's overall environmental health Funding: Federal Government appropriations; international climate finance (African Development Bank, World Bank, GEF)
How to Access
State governments and communities may submit restoration project proposals Partner organisations must execute agreements with the Agency Application method: Engage the National Agency for the Great Green Wall through its Abuja headquarters.
Impact & Metrics
Millions of trees planted; degraded lands restored; improved water retention and agricultural productivity in frontline states.
Official Resources
Website: https://www.nggw.gov.ng Contact: National Agency for the Great Green Wall
Legal Framework
The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (Establishment) Act establishes the Agency under statute. It operates under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act 1992, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act 2007, and the Climate Change Act 2021. International alignment is with the African Union's Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI) Framework, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the Bonn Challenge on forest restoration.