Uganda to restore 2.5 million hectares of deforested landscapes by 2030

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Tuesday 08 Dec 2015 - 16:34 Makkah mean time-26-2-1437 Africa landscape (Google image) Paris (IINA) – The Government of Uganda has promised to restore up to 2.5 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030, Uganda's New Vision reported. This is part of the 100 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes in Africa that some countries have pledged to restore by 2030 under the project dubbed AFR100 (African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative). The African countries launched AFR100, a pan-African, country-led effort during the Global Landscapes Forum at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris. The initiative has been endorsed by the African Union. So far 10 African countries including Uganda have agreed to join AFR100 and committed at least 31.7 million hectares of land for forest landscape restoration. AFR100 partners are earmarking more than $1 billion in development finance and more than $540 million in private sector impact investment to support restoration activities. In the last 15 years, Uganda's forest cover reduced by approximately 1.3 million hectares according to the country's National Forest Plan 2011/12–2021/22. The AFR100 initiative is expected to have such degraded and deforested landscapes restored. AB/IINA