Trees that once served as embellishments and cornerstones have now been levelled to provide space for corridor-stroked street lights. Their remnants are being dusted off by a clean-up team around Bole Airport, as they painstakingly brush up the roads. Nearly half of Ethiopia's 110 million hectares of land have become degraded, with 11 million hectares in critical condition, illustrating the dire need for land restoration. Parliament recently approved a new proclamation to provide sustainable domestic financing for green legacy initiatives and the restoration of degraded land.