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17 Mar 2021 Video
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Protecting the forests of Mt. Kenya

The rangers of the Mt. Kenya Trust work tirelessly to protect the area's forests and wildlife from illegal activities such as logging and poaching. Their mission is to protect this incredible ecosystem and…

21 Mar 2019 Story
Forest cover to protect livelihoods

The 2019 International Day of Forests, celebrated on 21 March, will address the theme “Forests and Education”. It will seek to raise awareness on how sustainably managed forests provide a wide array of…

21 Mar 2019 Video
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Seeding the Future: International Day of Forests 2019

Did you know that a single tree can remove over a ton of CO2 from the atmosphere in its lifetime? Watch this short video on the importance of forests and plant a tree to celebrate International Day of Forests. For…

19 Mar 2019 Story
Learn about the value of indigenous trees—and plant one!

“This tree grows on one mountain in Malawi and there are hardly any left,” says botanist Mark Nicholson, manager of a remarkable 40-hectare forest near Nairobi, Kenya, planted with over 650 species of indigenous…

21 Mar 2018 Story
Charcoal trade in Somalia
How Somalia’s charcoal trade is fuelling the Acacia’s demise

The Acacia bussei, a slow-growing hardwood, has long been the backbone of Somalia’s multimillion-dollar trade in charcoal. For decades, the country struggled to implement a 1969 ban on charcoal and firewood exports…

21 Mar 2018 Story
Ethiopia’s forests, an undervalued resource

By Tefera Mengistu Woldie, National Coordinator, Institutional Strengthening for the Forest Sector Development Program at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, and UN Environment’s Ivo…

20 Mar 2018 Story
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How rooftop trees can make cities more resilient

Urban green spaces encourage active and healthy lifestyles, improve mental health, prevent disease, and provide a place for people to socialize. And especially when they feature native greenery, they can improve a…

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