On December 3rd, at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sinoway Forest Technology Co., Ltd., the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Mauritania, and the Mauritania National Agency for the Great Green Wall of Africa jointly signed a four-party memorandum of understanding to cooperate on sand control and carbon sink forest construction projects.
The signing ceremony was hosted by Liu Tao, Chairman of Sinoway Forest, Lei Jiaqiang, a researcher from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Mesouda Baham Mohamed Lagaf, Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Mauritania, and Sidna Ahmed Ali, a representative of the Mauritania National Agency for the Great Green Wall of Africa. It was successfully completed in the presence of representatives from multiple parties.
According to the memorandum, Sinoway Forest Technology Co., Ltd. will actively participate in and support the construction of 10,000 hectares of carbon sink forests. The project relies on professional consulting and technical support provided by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography to ensure its feasibility, scientific nature, and sustainability, providing strong support for Mauritania's sand control efforts.
Located in the Sahara-Sahel region, Mauritania has long faced severe environmental challenges such as desertification, with more than 84% of its national territory affected. Each year, a large amount of land degradation and pasture damage occurs due to shrub fires, severely disrupting the stability of the rural ecological environment, threatening food security, and leading to increasingly severe ecological migration issues.
To address these challenges, the four parties have established a strategic partnership to restore and plant 10,000 hectares of carbon sink forests using local plant species through scientific methods and technological innovation. This initiative will not only help address and mitigate the adverse effects of drought and desertification but will also create sustained economic value for local communities and residents and serve as an important part of the "Great Green Wall of Africa" initiative.
Sinoway Forest is confident in this cooperation and expresses its commitment to fully cooperating with all parties to jointly promote the smooth implementation of the project and contribute to global green and sustainable development goals.
