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We’ve all seen towering piles of plastic. In Sweden, instead of letting those bottles and packaging waste gather dust, the country turns much of it into energy.

Kenya has been chosen to pioneer the Responsible Sourcing Initiative in Africa, aiming to cut plastic pollution while uplifting 46,000 waste workers with fair pay, safer jobs, and greener recycling systems.

Mau forest complex, one of the five main water towers in Kenya, has for a long time been under threat from human activities, that undermine its ecological, economic and climatic value.

For over 15 years, PELIS has been hailed as a clever way to expand tree cover, boost local incomes, and foster community stewardship of forests. But it has also been criticized for fueling corruption, enabling farmland encroachment, and sacrificing biodiversity in the name of expanding tree cover.