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African nations launch AFR100, to restore 100 mln hectares of land

Published on 09 Dec 2015

African countries launched the Africa Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative called AFR100, a pan-African effort to restore 100 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes in Africa by 2030. CNBC Africa's Godfrey Mutizwa spoke to Wanjira Mathai, Chairperson of the Green Belt Movement to discuss the significance of this initiative.