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Africa: Fighting Climate Change One Tree at a Time - Why We Need Reforestation
allAfrica, 12 September 2019
It's Arbor Month in South Africa and the government has encouraged its citizens to get their hands dirty and plant trees. Dedicating a month to tree-planting may seem a laudable… Read more »
The Rise of Reforestation - How Trees Can Battle Climate Change
It's Arbor Month in South Africa and the government has encouraged its citizens to get their hands dirty and plant trees. Dedicating a month to tree-planting may seem a laudable goal, but one person chose to take that vision further and combat deforestation in Tanzania. But what would an initiative that aims to introduce 50 million trees around Mount Kilimanjaro require and what was the inspiration for it?
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Ethiopia: Greening Ethiopia Initiative Plants 200 Million Saplings On a Single Day
UNECA, 29 July 2019
A nation-wide tree planting initiative kicked off on the morning of Monday 29th July aimed at breaking the world record of planting 200 million saplings on a single day. India… Read more »
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Africa: Researchers Pick Best Spots to Replant Rain Forests
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 3 July 2019
Researchers have identified swathes of lost tropical rainforests as the best places to replant trees, hoping to redress some of the damage done by deforestation and limit climate… Read more »
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Seychelles: Trass Seychelles Turns 10 - Restoring the Islands With 15,000 Trees a Year
Seychelles News Agency, 6 May 2019
A not for profit organisation in Seychelles that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year is leading forest restoration efforts by producing 15,000 trees annually. Read more »
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Malawi: Country Plants Over 50 Million Trees
Malawi News Agency, 25 April 2019
The country has planted over 50 million trees in the just ended tree planting season against a 60 million target. Read more »
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Mozambique: Ministry Needs U.S.$50 Million for Reforestation
AIM, 10 April 2019
The Mozambican Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development is looking for 50 million US dollars for reforestation and forest management projects, intended to mitigate the… Read more »
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East Africa: Partners Pledge Millions in Support of EA Region's Growing Forest Cover
East African, 28 March 2019
As the world celebrated the International Day of Forests on March 21, countries were yet again reminded to push increase efforts to plant more trees and forests. Read more »
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Tanzania: 50 Million Trees Set to Be Planted in Kilimanjaro
Daily News, 9 March 2018
Strategies are underway to make sure 50 million trees are planted in Kilimanjaro region under the 'Trees 4 Kili' Project. Read more »
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Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan has launched a campaign to plant trees in Dodoma and has also directed regional and district authorities to pass by-laws to ensure households ... Read more »
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In the face of logging operations that are depleting Cameroon's forests, the government has launched an initiative that will see women take the lead in planting some 800,000 trees. Read more »
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The loss of huge swathes of forest has major implications for climate change as they absorb a third of the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions produced globally, experts say. Read more »
