How one mayor plans to increase Freetown's vegetation by fifty percent
In short: Freetown's mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, shares her ambitious two-year mission to plant one million trees to combat erosion and boost biodiversity.
The initiative aims to expand the city's greenery by fifty percent within two years. Beyond expanding the urban canopy, the project focuses on stabilizing eroding riverbanks and enhancing local biodiversity. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr emphasizes that the goal is not merely to plant trees, but to ensure their growth and community involvement, contributing to the global carbon sink.
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