Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of this

By Anja Gassner, Global Landscapes Forum science advisor and Senior Scientist, World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Philip Dobie, Senior Fellow, World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Robert Nasi, Director General , Centre for International Forestry Research

The United Nations (UN) recently launched the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. It is a response to evidence that our current abuse of nature has accelerated global warming and degraded natural resources to a degree that threatens the…

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