UN Agency to Provide Funds for N. Korean Reforestation

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says it plans to aid North Korea in its efforts to restore forests and landscapes. In a telephone interview with VOA, Doug McGuire, coordinator of FAO’s Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism, said the organization decided in July to provide $150,000 to Pyongyang. “The program is meant to help the country address those concerns by looking at how to engage in a variety of activities that will restore the productivity and potential in their...

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