‘80% of trees planted in 2021 survived’ – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says many of the seedlings planted last year under the Green Ghana Day initiative survived despite the harsh weather conditions.
“In fact, in the end, we planted some seven million trees; 80% of which have survived and are doing very well,” he said at a ceremony held at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park on Friday, June 10 to mark the 2022 Green Ghana Day.
Government set a target of planting five million trees as an intervention to help restore the country’s degraded landscape and mitigate the impact of climate change.
President Akufo-Addo says many of the seedlings planted last year under the Green Ghana Day initiative survived despite the harsh weather conditions.
“In fact, in the end, we planted some seven million trees; 80% of which have survived and a...
