TOGO-ENVIRONMENT-FORSESTS

Sebastien Balouki, executive director of 'Reboisons vite le Togo' (RVT), a local NGO that reforests many areas with trees and plants all over the country, to fight against deforestation, is seen at one of the nine agricultural centers, in Lome, Togo, on June 28, 2022. Each year, Togo suffers a loss of approximately 3,679 hectares (9,091 acres) of forest degradation, representing more than five million destroyed trees, according to the Ministry of the Environment. Togo's government is making efforts. A reforestation operation started on June 1 and is spread over the whole year. At least 23 million seedlings must be planted in 2022 across the country, according to the plan. (Photo by Matteo FRASCHINI KOFFI / AFP) (Photo by MATTEO FRASCHINI KOFFI/AFP via Getty Images)