The Sunyani Forest District of the Forestry Commission (FC) is set to plant over three hundred thousand (300,000) trees in support of the national goal of planting 30 million trees under the “Tree for Life” programme.
This was disclosed by Mr. Kofi Adu Gyamfi, Sunyani District Manager of the Forestry Commission during a tree planting exercise held at St. James Seminary Senior High School, Sunyani to mark World Environment Day under the theme, “Tree for Life; Make Ghana Green”
The exercise brought together officials from the Forestry Commission, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ghana Water Company, the Clergy, Security Services, Regional Coordinating Council, Ghana Muslim Mission, and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).
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As part of efforts to sustain the campaign, the FC called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to consider introducing environmental and tree planting clubs in basic schools. In a speech by Mr. Godfred Mawutor Quashigah, Bono Regional Forest Manager noted that the formation of such clubs would help build interest in environmental protection among schoolchildren.
He said early involvement in tree planting would also help restore degraded landscapes and create jobs through sustainable forest management. Mr. Joseph Akwaboa, Bono Regional Minister, encouraged the public to take tree planting as a personal and collective responsibility to improve Ghana’s forest cover and reduce the impact of climate change. He said every tree planted represents a step toward safeguarding the environment for future generations.
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