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A group of Freetown residents pose with their seedlings
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Freetown the TreeTown campaign: Using digital tools to encourage tree cultivation in cities

Against the backdrop of population expansion and rapid urbanization, the Freetown City Council came up with a plan to plant and grow 1 million trees by 2022—an effort that would increase the city's vegetation cover by 50%.

Aerial view of Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Transforming Sierra Leone’s capital

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, discusses the city's initiatives in response to climate change and COVID-19, including the three-year Transform Freetown plan.