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Leveraging biodiversity offsets for sustainable land use and development
Land use change is the main cause of biodiversity loss, with a reduction in forest cover from 15% in 2010 to 9.5% in 2017 and a reduction in wetlands from 11.9% in 2012 to 10.9% in 2017.
Grace Eron Nanyonjo, a lawyer passionate about national and international policy on climate change and environmental sustainability.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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World Environment Day is celebrated annually on the 5th day of June, and this year's campaign is focused on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.