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Rachel Ruto appeals for more funding to tackle triple planetary crisis

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President William Ruto's wife Rachel Ruto planted a tree at Kaptagat forest on the borders of Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties during the One Million Tree initiative for Eldoret-Iten water fund on June 9, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

First Lady Rachel Ruto has called for financial support towards nature-based solutions to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss.

Nature-based solutions are actions that protect, sustainably manage or restore an ecosystem to address societal challenges-such as disaster risk, climate change, food security, water security, or human health.

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