Tweets containing #greenlegacy #greenlegacychallenge were the most retweeted in the cop27 dataset as of 2 August 2022.
The Great Green Wall is an African-led movement with an epic ambition to grow an 8,000km green border across the entire width of Africa.
Born predominantly from the effects of Colonial interference where trees were cleared for agriculture and laws were passed requiring that crops were kept separate from trees. Post-colonial policies followed a similar vain, all in all, this resulted in the loss of topsoil and the inability of the ground to soak up rainwater.
Interestingly, one of the most successful reforestation methods is a centuries-old way – nurturing trees naturally growing on the land.
It is not surprising that one of the most liked tweets in the network was from @vanessa_vash from the RiseUpAfricaMovement asking rich countries about funding #lostanddamage #proveuswrong