The Upper East Regional Forestry Manager Mr. Emmanuel Yeboah has said, out of 10 million tree seedlings announced to be planted across the country, a minimum of 600,000 tree seedlings will be planted in the Upper East Region.
Mr. Yeboah made this known when addressing the congregation at the third edition of Green Ghana Day, an event organized at the Gambibgo Senior High School in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region.
Meanwhile, despite announcing the total number of trees the region is estimated to plant at this year’s Green Ghana Day 2023 project, the Forestry Regional Manager also went ahead to explain the region arrived on 600,000
“Today, a minimum of 10 million tree seedlings are to be planted nationwide and in the Upper East Region, a minimum of 600,000 tree seedlings will be planted”.
(1) Bolgatanga Forest District = 285,000 seedlings ( ie F/R 250,000 and OFR, 35,000)
(2) Navrongo Forest District = 235,000 seedlings (ie F/R 200,000 and OFR, 35,000)
(3) Bawku Forest District = 80,000 Seedlings ( ie F/R 50,000 and OFR, 30,000)
(4) Bolgatanga Forest District =285,000 seedlings ( ie F/R 250,000 and OFR, 35,000)
(5) Navrongo Forest District = 235,000 seedlings (ie F/R 200,000 and OFR, 35,000)
(6) Bawku Forest District = 80,000 Seedlings ( ie F/R 50,000 and OFR, 30,000)
Total
= 600,000 seedlings
The following site-specific tree seedlings are available for collection:
BOLGATANGA FOREST DISTRICT
(1) Neem
(2) Mahogany
(3) Eucalyptus
(4) Kapok (Ceiba)
(5) Cassia
(6) Terminalia montalis (Umbrella tree)
(7) Dawadawa
(8) Teak
(9) Mango
(10) Cashew
NAVRONGO FOREST DISTRICT
(1) Mahogany
(2) Kapok (Ceiba)
(3) Baobab
(4) Papao
(5) Albizia labbeck
(6) Neem
(7) Cassia
(8) Mango
(9) Cashew
BAWKU FOREST DISTRICT
(1) Teak
(2) Cassia
(3) Mango
(4) Cashew
The Mango and Cashew Seedlings were donated by IUCN.
Mr. Yeboah also used the opportunity to inform the general public that they have more seedlings for distribution and could be found at all the District Forestry Offices and Forest Range Quarters in the Region.
The theme for the Green Ghana 2023 edition is dubbed “Our Forests, Our Health”
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