Rwanda Commits to Nationwide Forest Restoration

Details

By IBTimes | 11 February 2011 | 511

The Rwandan government has launched an initiative that aims to restore the entire country's soil, water, land and forest resource by 2035. Rwandan officials will work with IUCN, the United Nations Forum on Forests and the private sector to restore the ecosystem of the forest landscape, while spurring agricultural production, low-carbon economic growth, and new income-generating opportunities for poor, rural people. Read More