Africa-Press – Ethiopia. Germany’s Deputy Ambassador in Ethiopia, Ferdinand von Weyhe, has commended Ethiopia’s inspirational Green Legacy initiative, noting its global significance to reduce carbon emission.
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is a transformative environmental campaign aimed at combating climate change, deforestation, and land degradation by planting billions of trees.
In an exclusive interview with ENA, the Deputy Ambassador noted that it is a very good initiative which unites the whole population.
Personally, I have planted with my own hands hundreds of trees myself, he added.
“It is a very good initiative, because it unites the people. It brings together the whole population, spearheaded by the government to really make a change from reduction of forest coverage to more forest coverage.”
According to him, the initiative is important not only to preserve soil and microclimate, but also to capture carbon emission around the world.
“I think this is a very important initiative, and I do think that there is a lot of improvement also when it comes not only to the planting of the seedling, but also of the caretaking of the growing plants.”
Launched in 2019 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the Green Legacy initiative has mobilized the nation to plant over 48 billion seedlings, fostering ecological restoration, strengthening food security, and enhancing biodiversity.
The initiative is also a massive reforestation and environmental restoration campaign that serves as a powerful African-led example of climate action designed to reduce carbon emissions and build climate resilience.
Regarding the comprehensive macroeconomic reforms undertaken by the government, he stated that the macroeconomic reform is a very right step towards a more market driven economy
Furthermore, he underscored that a robust market sets free the elements of the market and all the young entrepreneurs.
“It is very important to really make a step forward; and thus we very much applaud these economic reforms that have been undertaken and we can only encourage continuing on this path.”
In July 2024, Ethiopia launched a historic, comprehensive macroeconomic reform, marking a fundamental shift in its economic policy.
The reform is aimed at stabilizing macroeconomic imbalances, controlling inflation, and fostering high-quality, private sector-led inclusive growth.
The macroeconomic reform, spearheaded by the Home Grown Economic Reform Agenda, is delivering substantial results, including bringing inflation down to a single digit, increasing foreign exchange inflows, and significantly reducing foreign debt.
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