Nana Opoku Bosompim, the Eastern Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission have disclosed that, the region is targeted to plant 2.5 million tree seedlings on June 10, 2022 as part of the second phase of the Green Ghana Project.
The Ghana project introduced by Prez Nana Addo in 2021 saw the country planted over 5m tree seedlings to ensure the destroyed forest by illegal miners get its shape to protect our water bodies.
According to the regional manager, over 3m plant seedlings are available at their seven forestry districts in the region.
He offered that whoever is in need of seedlings to plant can proceed to the any of the forestry districts and claim it.
He said, they have timber species, ornamentals, militia, and economic trees ( mango, coconut, orange).
“One can get its free tree seedlings from the following districts; Kyebi, Donkokrom, Somanya, Oda, Kade, Mpraeso, and Begoro including their regional office in Koforidua”, he said.
To emphasised, he explained that the tree seedlings are given on free basis and are not for sale.
Nana Opoku Bosompim who made these known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH added that the entire country is expected to plant 20m tree seedlings on June 10, 2022.
He continue by disclosing, that about 700,000 seedlings were targeted in 2021 and with much efforts they exceeded it by planting over 900,000 tree seedlings.
Meanwhile the national level also is targeted of planting 5m tree seedlings of the phase one.
Nana Bosompim adds, the eastern regional forestry commission together with other agencies have assessed the survival rate of the tree seedlings that were planted in 2021 and can confirm that over 80% is in good shape.
He then entreated the general public to join the second phase of the Greening Ghana project on 10th June, 2022 to help plant more trees to safeguard the forest as well as the water bodies being destroyed by illegal chainsaw operators and the illegal miners.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnews.
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