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Ethiopia triples its forest cover through reforestation

The total forest cover of Ethiopia has tripled in size since 2000 as a result of large-scale reforestation campaigns. High demand for fuel wood and land for agriculture caused Ethiopia's forest cover to drop, but the country planted more than 700 million trees in 2007 alone, according to the United Nations.

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July 20, 2010