Home / GENERAL NEWS / A Rocha Ghana: ‘Green Ghana Project Is Not Worth The Effort And Money’

A Rocha Ghana: ‘Green Ghana Project Is Not Worth The Effort And Money’

Spread the love

The Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bossu, disagrees with the government’s decision to heavily invest in the Green Ghana Day initiative.

 

Mr. Bossu thinks the government should rather focus on resourcing the Forestry Commission and other sectors to spearhead programmes that will promote the protection of forest covers.

 

“We believe that the government should channel these resources to the Forestry Commission and district to do their job of securing existing forests. I do not believe this fanfare is worth all the effort and the money we are putting in when on the ground at the district office there are challenges in terms of logistics,” he said on Eyewitness News.

 

 

May be an image of 1 person, standing and outdoors

 

 

 

May be an image of text

 

 

The Green Ghana Day was introduced as part of a national afforestation and reforestation programme to restore the lost forest cover of Ghana and contribute to the global effort to mitigate climate change.

 

 

May be an image of 2 people, people standing, outdoors and text that says 'STOP THE DOUBLE STANDARDS SAVE OUR FORESTS'

 

 

 

In 2021, the government budgeted GH¢9.6 million for the project, which seeks to plant 20 million trees nationwide.

 

 

May be an image of 2 people, people standing, outdoors and text that says 'SAVE ACHIMOTA FOREST FOR FuTURE GENERATIONS'

 

 

May be an image of 4 people, people standing and outdoors

 

 

 

Mr. Bossu wondered why the government was pushing for the planting of some 20 million trees at a time when the government was seeking to declassify portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve.

“We chose to use the occasion to register our concern and our worry over the continuous abuse of impunity with which government which is also interested in the green Ghana agenda is actively destroying our forest reserve.”

 

May be an image of 4 people, people standing and outdoors

 

 

“We believe that you cannot say you are interested in Green Ghana and then go on to destroy or rezone gazetted state forest reserves like the Achimota forest.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:  Citinewsroom

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer: MyGhanaMedia is not responsible for this report and its content. There are four types of content published on MyGhanaMedia daily: curated content; syndicated content; user-generated content; and original content.

 

Image


Send your news stories to myghanamedia@gmail.com and Chat with us via WhatsApp on +233 200818719

 

 

About Adwenpa-Hene

we publish on Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Lifestyle, and Technology. You can also follow Us on : YouTube Channel - My Ghana Media TV, Facebook - MyghanaMedia TV , Twitter - @MyGhanamedia2 & Instagram - My Ghana Media TV. Email Address: myghanamedia@gmail.com Contact Us: 0200818719

Check Also

South Africa’s Ex-President Zuma Barred From Running In The General Election

Spread the love South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running in …