President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to issue a directive banning the use of wood for school furniture across Ghana as part of intensified efforts to curb deforestation and promote sustainable environmental practices.
Speaking at the launch of the "One Child, One Tree" initiative at the Atomic Cluster of Schools at Kwabenya to mark World Environment Day 2025, the president emphasised the contradiction of planting trees while simultaneously cutting them down for furniture. "We can't be planting trees and cutting them down at the same time.
To reduce the cutting of trees, I intend to issue a directive to stop the use of wood for school furniture," he stated.
According to him, school desks and chairs will soon be made from recycled plastic or metal, instead of wood, signaling a significant policy shift toward environmentally friendly materials.
