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Forest climate action must be for and by people

Kakamega Forest. Locals earn at least Sh100 million yearly from illegal activities such as charcoal burning and poaching. [File, Standard]

Last week has seen focus on tropical forests at a time push to phase out fossil fuel projects to tame climate crisis, has been prominent.

Yet, forest loss is equally to blame for global warming, besides being a substantial contributor to biodiversity loss and pollution.

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