Kenya Has 'Unique' Chance to Move Ahead With Deforestation Reversal - UN Environment Chief

7 November 2012

The top United Nations environment official today called on Kenya to act on a "roadmap" for reversing deforestation in the East African country, saying the document - produced following a national dialogue on the economic value of Kenya's high-elevation forests - offers a "unique opportunity" for implementation.

"The outcomes of this meeting provide an agenda for moving beyond an era when forests were seen as the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Executive Director, Achim Steiner, said at the conclusion of Kenya Water Towers, Forests and Green Economy National Dialogue, a three-day gathering at UNEP headquarters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

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