THE GREEN GHANA DAY




Today, Friday, the 11th of July, 2021 is scheduled in Ghana as “Green Ghana Day” which seeks to replenish the depleting green nature of the nation. The government of Ghana in April this year, announced a plan to plant five million trees on July 11 under its Green Ghana Project and the call has received massive support across the country.

The convener for The Green Ghana Project, Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa, said as lead advocate for a National Tree Planting Day which saw him and his team of dedicated young people push for such a day as a creative and deliberate effort to change the deforestation narrative, the Green Republic Project is urging all Ghanaians to step out and contribute to the planting of five million trees on the day. This was to buttress the cliché that “If the last tree dies the last man dies”.


The exercise commenced with President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin, and Ministers of state, Parliamentarians and some Chiefs planting trees.

The church of Pentecost, a religious organization in the country has also gotten involved in this project-The Green Ghana Day-and has nursed and planted some trees across the country. The C.O.P chairman charged all Metropolitan, Municipal, District local assemblies to get involve and plant trees to salvage the depleting green nature of the country as quota to helping to develop the nation.




“Ghanaians irrespective of their political affiliation have been tasked to see the Green Ghana Day as a unique opportunity to secure the future of our children and generations unborn because trees remain central to the continued existence of humanity. The climate crisis as a form of war and the creative project offers us a unique opportunity to reconcile humanity with nature through afforestation".

The Green Republic Project (TGRP) is a youth-driven grassroots initiative that seeks to make Ghana green again by planting a total of 20 million trees by 2028. In total, the group has planted over 16,000+ trees across Ghana since its commencement on July 1, 2018. The day was marked with millions of tree planting activities across the length and breadth of the country.

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