The Ashanti Regional directorate of the Forestry Commission has targeted to plant about one million trees towards the Green Project initiative to help restore the degraded landscape in the country.
Some of the species to be planted, as distributed to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) include; Akyee, Montalis, Militia, Royal Palm, Weeping Willow, Teak, Ofram, Coconut, Mahogany, Mora (lavender trees), Orange, Guava, Soursop Apple and Cadrella.
Mr. Augustine Gyedu, the Ashanti Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission revealed this at the Green Ghana celebration, 2021 by the Forestry Service Division, under the theme: “Forestry Restoration: a path to recovery and well-being”.
According to him, the exercise was poised to fit into the global celebration of the international Day of the Forest set by the United Nations.
He stated that, the Ashanti region was given a target to plant one million trees for which adequate preparations and sensitisations were made for the celebration.
The FC manager disclosed that, the United Nations General Assembly on November 2012 proclaimed March 21 the international Day of the Forests hence the day is celebrated by creating awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
Mr. Gyedu disclosed that during such celebrations, countries are encouraged to organise local, national and international activities, which was first observed in March 21, 2013.
In another development, the Member of Parliament for Upper Denkyira East Constituency in the Central Region, Dr. Festus Awuah Kwofie, has called on Ghanaians to support the national tree planting initiative to give the country a new lease of life.
Speaking on the occasion of the tree planting day in his constituency on Friday, Dr. Awuah Kwofie said a lot of energy and resources have gone into the procurement of the different species of tree seedlingsand charged the citizenry to help protect the trees from the planting stage to maturity.
He warned residents of Dunkwa not to cut trees planted in their neighbourhood to erect containers, pointing out that the municipal authorities will deal drastically with anyone found culpable.
The MP assured that efforts will be made to ensure that land destroyed through illegal mining activities in the area will be replanted with trees to make it useable for farming purposes once again.
The Dunkwa Forest District Manager, Mr. Maxwell Oteng Agyekum, said the climate change that we are witnessing must inform us to plant enough trees in the country, as a way of restoring the climate to enable us experience enough rainfall to enable our cocoa and foodstuffs grow well.
Okoforobour Obeng Nuako III, Dunkwahene, on his part said trees have served medicinal purposes from time immemorial and said they should be protected rather than destroyed.
He told residents of Dunkwa to help nurture trees planted in front of their houses and not to destroy them.
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