The Dunkwa Forest District of the Upper Denkyira has planted 100,000 trees as part of activities to commemorate the National Green Ghana Day.
About 50,000 out of the target were to planted in the forest areas of Opon Mansi, Minta, Bowiye and Bonsa to increase the forest cover in the areas.
The district security services, the DVLA, teachers, the municipal assembly and traditional leaders participated in the tree planting exercise.
Mr. Maxwell Oteng Agyekum, the Dunkwa-on-Offin Forestry District Manager explained that Dunkwa area was fortunate because the issue of illegal mining (galamsey) is not prevalent in the forestry district area because the forestry division and authorities are vigilant and have adopted measures to ensure that no illegal miners trespass into the forests or degrade the environment in the Dunkwa area.
He advised farmers in the area to plant economic trees like Tongya and take good care of them because it has the advantage of increasing crop yields.
The Upper Denkyira East Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Ebenezer Appiah Forson, appealed to residents of the area to nurture and take proper care of the 50,000 seedlings that would be planted within the communities in the area.
He said planting of the 100,000 trees was a year round exercise and the target is for every household in the area to plant a tree within the compound.
He emphasised that trees serve as windbreaks and that their absence in towns and cities have adverse effects on communities.
