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Kenya halts raw veneer exports to protect forests

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Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. [Samson Wire, Standard]

The government has announced the immediate suspension of raw veneer exports to protect forests and support reforestation efforts.

In a statement on Tuesday, August 27, Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the decision is part of a strategy to stop premature tree harvesting, which threatens the country's reforestation plans.

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