Ivory Coast Launches Forest Plantation Census

The Ivory Coast has lost most of its forest cover over the past 50 years, going from 16 million hectares in the 1960s to just 3 million today. To address the demand for wood and reduce pressure on natural forests, the government is now focusing on forest plantations. A national census of forest and agroforestry plantations has been launched to assess their size and potential.

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