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Why Freetown’s famous tree planting scheme doesn’t work in other African cities and planets

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Since 2020, more than 1 million trees have been planted in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Known as “Freetownthetreetown,” the planting plan is celebrated with an ambitious plan to plant another five million trees by 2030 and another five million by 2050. The mayor’s global network known as C40 cities and other urban development experts calls it a…