African forestry scheme aims to build prosperity by restoring landscape
by Sam Jones from on (#WSCS)
World Bank joins forces with private sector in $1.6bn AFR100 initiative designed to restore 100m hectares of forest across Africa by 2030
More than a dozen African countries have joined an "unprecedented" $1.6bn (1bn) initiative to boost development and fight climate change by restoring 100m hectares (247m acres) of forest across the continent over the next 15 years.
The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative - known as AFR100 - was launched on Sunday at a Global Landscapes Forum meeting during the Paris climate change conference.
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