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BRAZZAVILLE — Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, outlined significant threats to the nation’s forests and detailed measures to combat these issues during the first international conference on afforestation and reforestation held in Brazzaville, Congo on Friday.

According to Namibia Press Agency, Minister Shifeta highlighted the expansion of land for agriculture, domestic woodcutting, and infrastructure development as primary threats to Namibia's forests. Additional challenges include uncontrolled wildfires,…