Prioritise restoration of forests in Kenya and Africa as a whole

As we mark the International Day of Forests today, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on the need for Africa to scale up restoration of degraded forest lands in line with the Africa Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100).

This day ties in well with ‘the Africa Pledge - Nairobi Call for Action on the Conservation and Preservation of Forests in Africa’ that I signed last week at the One Planet Summit in Nairobi together with Heads of State, including President Uhuru Kenyatta and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Government Ministers, Civil Society Organisations, Research and Academic Institutions, Private Sector and local communities.