Africa’s forests are disappearing faster than those in other parts of the world because of a lack of land ownership, a report says.
Less than 2% of Africa’s forests are under community control, compared to a third in Latin America and Asia, say the Rights and Resources Initiative.
The deforestation rate in Africa is four times the [...]
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