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Ecological Restoration

Ethiopian girls wear T-shirts depicting Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as they take part in a national tree-planting drive in the capital of Addis Ababa, on July 28th, 2019. The Green Legacy campaign, started by Ahmed's office, wants every Ethiopian to plant 40 seedlings during the rainy season, which runs from May to October.
The Week in Photos

Ethiopians Tackle the Climate Crisis With 350 Million New Trees (in Photos)

Citizens of Africa's second-most populated country broke a world record when they planted 353,633,660 tree seedlings on Monday as part of a national reforestation campaign.

By Maxine Speier
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Longform Narratives

The Most Controversial Tree in the World

Is the genetically engineered chestnut tree an act of ecological restoration or a threat to wild forests?

By Rowan Jacobsen