24.10.2025
Ethiopia Is The Leader In African Green Development
Ethiopia’s green legacy initiative is setting a powerful example for climate action, with millions of trees planted and a bold vision for a sustainable future in Africa. Since the inception of the ‘’Green Legacy’’ initiative in 2019 a total of 40 billion seedlings have been planted in the last six years. The total land covered by forest now has surged to 23.6%. This year’s green legacy tree planting campaign is themed as ‘’Renewal Through Planting.’’ In the grand opening ceremony of the tree planting campaign in the presence of the vice president of Nigeria Kashim Shattima, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, said ‘’we will complete the Green Legacy campaign by next year. If our campaign will be accomplished according to our plan, we will declare by next year that Ethiopia will not receive any food aid from the international community.’’ In conclusion, Ethiopia is not just planting trees; it is cultivating resilience, reclaiming degraded landscapes, and setting a benchmark for green development in Africa. Its CRGE and Green Legacy initiatives prove that environmental stewardship and economic ambition can go hand in hand. As the climate challenge deepens globally, Ethiopia’s leadership provides a model of transformative action for the Global South and beyond.
Credit: DW
Credit: DW
Poverty deprives people of adequate education, health care and of life's most basic necessities- safe living conditions (including clean air and clean drinking water) and an adequate food supply. The developed (industrialized) countries today account for roughly 20 percent of the world's population but control about 80 percent of the world's wealth.
Poverty and pollution seem to operate in a vicious cycle that, so far, has been hard to break. Even in the developed nations, the gap between the rich and the poor is evident in their respective social and environmental conditions.
Poverty and pollution seem to operate in a vicious cycle that, so far, has been hard to break. Even in the developed nations, the gap between the rich and the poor is evident in their respective social and environmental conditions.
