Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative has mobilized communities to plant billions of seedlings, while official data show annual deforestation fell from 92,000 hectares in 2013 to 27,703 in 2023, and forest cover rose to 23.6%. Survival rates remain contested, making monitoring essential for lasting gains.
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Ethiopia’s tree planting drive slows years of forest loss

THE GUARDIAN

Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative has mobilized communities to plant billions of seedlings, while official data show annual deforestation fell from 92,000 hectares in 2013 to 27,703 in 2023, and forest cover rose to 23.6%. Survival rates remain contested, making monitoring essential for lasting gains.

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