LANDS, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Mwansa Kapeya says Zambia risks becoming a desert if the current rate of deforestation is not controlled.
Mr Kapeya said the country is currently experiencing one of the highest rates of deforestation with up to 300,000 hectares of land losing trees every year.
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