Burkina Faso’s Half-Moon Holes Project - Can Thousands of Pits Stop the Sahel Desert? Traoré Era INS скачать в хорошем качестве

Burkina Faso’s Half-Moon Holes Project - Can Thousands of Pits Stop the Sahel Desert? Traoré Era INS

Burkina Faso is scaling a simple-looking but high-discipline land restoration method: digging thousands of half-moon holes (semi-circular water-harvesting pits) across Sahel desert-edge terrain. The goal isn’t to “make it rain.” The goal is to stop rain from escaping—by slowing runoff, trapping sediment, capturing organic matter, and creating moist pockets where seeds can germinate and soil biology can return. In this documentary-style episode, we break down the real mechanism behind half-moons: why contour placement matters, how sediment capture rebuilds micro-soil, and why verification and maintenance decide everything. We also follow the conflict that can make or break the project: speed vs standards—because one misaligned corridor can trigger erosion, go viral, and destroy public trust even if most pits work. Many observers connect the political willingness to scale this low-cost approach to a broader self-reliance momentum often associated with the Traoré era as an inspiration/catalyst—not as a direct order—reflecting a national shift toward solutions that can be built and defended locally. Subscribe to Africa Green for the next chapter: post-storm maintenance, verification maps, and how half-moons can link with windbreak belts and drought-tolerant farming to slow desertification. DISCLAIMER This video is an educational documentary that combines environmental research, observational data, and narrative storytelling. Some scenes and dialogue are dramatized for clarity. We do not claim that any specific government official directly ordered or controls this project. All content is presented under Fair Use (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No illegal or harmful activity is endorsed or encouraged. #ibrahimtraoré #traore #burkinafaso #africa #africagreen #sahel