The Chairman of the 2023 Green Ghana Project, Benito Owusu-Bio, says the GH¢2.5 million budgetary allocation for this year’s activities is inadequate.
Mr Owusu-Bio disclosed this while speaking after the launch of the 2023 Green Ghana Project.
He said the government will therefore rely on the help of the private sector to raise the needed funds.
“As we speak, our approved budget by the Ministry of Finance for the Green Ghana this year is GH¢2.5 million. But we are not going to say we won’t do it, so we have started appealing for funds.
“Last year, we got in excess of GH¢2 million, so this year, we expect that with the pledges and commitments, we will get something to shore up,” he said.
According to him, the government aims to plant 10 million trees this year, representing a reduction from last year’s target of 20 million.
In addition to the 10 million trees to be planted this year, the government has also announced plans to establish more nurseries to boost the production of seedlings for future planting.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, said at the launch that the government was committed to restoring the country’s degraded landscape and improving the environment.
He noted that while external factors such as rainfall patterns and wildfires had affected the survival rate of trees planted in previous years, the government was determined to continue its efforts to plant more trees.
This year’s Green Ghana Project theme is “Our Forests, Our Health,” emphasizing the importance of trees to the environment and human well-being.
