‘Political will is everything’: Interview with Kenyan Environment Minister Deborah Barasa

Mongabay
Jan 26, 2026, 4:24 pm111 ptsTrending
In 2022, when William Ruto was elected president of Kenya, he pledged that his government would plant 15 billion trees by 2032. Many observers saw it as a bold and ambitious promise — one that would require coordinated planning, reliable monitoring, sustained financing, and long-term stewardship on a massive…

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