Countries commit to restore 350m hectares of forests

African countries have reaffirmed commitment to the Bonn Challenge targeting to restore 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded lands by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030. This is one of the key elements of the Kigali Declaration on Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa announced at the closure of a two-day session in Kigali yesterday.
Participants follow proceedings during the meeting in Kigali. (T.Kisambira)
Participants follow proceedings during the meeting in Kigali. (T.Kisambira)
James Karuhanga