Yacouba Sawadogo

Yacouba Sawadogo

Rejuvenating barren Sahelian land and stopping desertification using the innovative Zaï planting technique.

Burkina Faso
He Was Called a Madman. Then He Turned a Desert Into a Forest.
Climate & Earth - 30 March 2026He Was Called a Madman. Then He Turned a Desert Into a Forest.Yacouba Sawadogo spent forty years fighting the Sahara with a traditional hoe and ancient wisdom. Today, his 40-hectare forest stands as a living miracle of African resilience.

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