State Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling;
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research;
Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Beijing 100101;
China;
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Beijing 100049;
China;
State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology;
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences;
Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Beijing 100085;
China;
International Ecosystem Management Partnership;
United Nations Environment Programme;
Beijing 100101;
China;
National Academy of Sciences of Senegal;
P.O.Box 4344 Dakar RP;
Senegal;
Faculty of Science and Technology;
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar;
P.O.Box 5005 Dakar-Fann;
Senegal;
Africa; Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme(G-DEP); dryland; ecosystem; consultation; Sustainable Development Goals; Great Green Wall Initiative(GGWI);