The Tree for Life programme, targeted at restoring over seven million hectares of degraded land across the country, took off last Thursday with President John Dramani Mahama rallying all citizens to plant at least one tree within the month.
The President planted a commemorative tree at the Kwabenya Community Senior High School in Accra to mark the commencement of the month-long exercise, with a target to plant 30 million trees.
Key stakeholders such as government officials, traditional rulers, members of the diplomatic corpss and development partners gathered to lend their support to the national exercise. "I entreat everyone in Ghana to actively participate in this important national task for the benefit of current and future generations," President Mahama declared, urging all citizens to unite and save the environment.
One Child, One Tree The commemorative tree-planting event, which coincided with the World Environment Day (WED), was used to launch the One Child, One Tree initiative, an intervention under the Tree for Life programme designed for students to actively participate in revegetating the country's degraded landscape.
