Southern Africa: Namibia Making Strides in Global Environment Agreements

Namibia has finalised efforts to participate in the Africa Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFRO 100), which aims to restore 100 million ha of land in Africa by 2030.

This is according to a senior official in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism.

Natalia Nakashona says the roadmap for Namibia to take part in this initiative was submitted to the AFRO 100 secretariat in Pretoria last year.

The AFRO 100 is set to complement the Bonn Challenge, which is a global goal aimed at…