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There is a strong connection between forests and our health

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A settelment near Iyale forest, Taita hills, in Taita Taveta County. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

Time has never been ripe like it is today to talk about our forests. The current drought as a consequence of climate change could have been less severe if our forests were conserved.

There is a very strong nexus between the health of humanity and that of forests; unfortunately, forests continue to be destroyed through human activities.

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