Kenya bids to increase forest cover by 3% in next ten years | Africanews

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Kenya bids to increase forest cover by 3% in next ten years | Africanews

Kenya’s current forest cover currently stands at about 7%, but the government has set aside more than 80 million US dollars this financial year, as it bids to increase tree cover to more than 10%.

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