Experts urge African youth to seek jobs in the forestry sector
Members of a youth group in Kenya inspecting trees they planted in degraded sections of Aberdare Forest. Africa’s youth have been challenged to look at forests as a productive area for job and wealth creation. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Africa’s youth have been challenged to look at forests as a productive area for job and wealth creation even as they get involved in raising the continent’s tree cover.
At a consultation workshop for youth leaders that took place between November 7-9 in Voi, Kenya, forestry experts underscored the importance of engaging youth in achieving the various forest restoration initiatives happening across the continent, including the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) – through which Africa seeks to restore 100 million hectares of deforested and degraded land by 2030.
