TREE FOR LIFE:
Heal Our Land, Grow Our Future

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Breathing Life Back into Ghana, Together

Our land is precious, but it’s facing serious threats from deforestation and degradation. The Tree for Life Initiative is our national commitment to restore Ghana’s beautiful landscapes, ensure clean water, and build a sustainable future for every community. We aim to plant over 12 million seedlings and restore over 12,000 hectares. Join us, and let’s make Ghana green again.

Our Shared Land is Calling for Help

Do you see it too? The once-lush forests are shrinking. “Our rivers aren’t clean like they used to be,” and the soil that feeds us is tired.
This isn’t just about trees; it’s about our health, our livelihoods, and the legacy “we’re leaving for our children.”
The effects of environmental damage, especially from illegal mining and deforestation, are an “existential threat” we cannot ignore.

The Tree for Life Initiative: Our Plan to Heal and Harness Our Environment

But there is hope, and there is a powerful plan. The Tree for Life Reforestation Initiative is a nationwide effort, spearheaded by Ghanaians for Ghanaians. We are actively working to turn heavily degraded areas, including mining sites and depleted forests, back into thriving, ecologically functional landscapes. We’re not just planting trees; we’re cultivating a movement to ensure “sustainable forest management, conservation and reforestation” for generations to come. “I want to be part of restoring Ghana’s natural beauty,” and this initiative is how we do it together.

A key part of our strategy is the Modified Taungya System (MTS). In simple terms, it allows farmers to grow crops while tending to young trees, providing food and income, and directly involves local communities in seedling production.

Our Planting Itinerary

Week	Date(s)	Participating Group / Focus
WEEK 1	10TH JUNE	PRESIDENT
WEEK 1	11TH – 13TH JUNE	TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES, EXECUTIVE & DIPLOMATIC CORPS
WEEK 2	16TH – 20TH JUNE	PARLIAMENTARIANS & JUDICIARY
WEEK 3	23RD -27TH JUNE	CORPORATE GHANA
WEEK 4	30TH JUNE – 4TH JULY	RELIGIOUS BODIES
WEEK 5	7TH – 11TH JULY	SECURITY AGENCIES & MILITARY
WEEK 6	14TH – 18TH JULY	EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CSOs & NGOs
WEEK 7	21ST – 25TH JULY	OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
WEEK 8	28TH JULY – 1ST AUGUST	MEDIA

NB: For the Forestry Commission, planting will be from June to the end of September.

Our Key Objectives & Impact

Revitalized Ecosystems, Cleaner Water

We’re embarking on transformational landscape restoration, including the “Blue Water Initiative” to restore polluted water bodies and vital watersheds. This means healthier rivers and renewed habitats, because everyone deserves access to clean water and thriving nature.

Sustainable Livelihoods, Empowered Communities

This initiative is about more than just trees; it’s about people. We’re creating green jobs through agroforestry (like the MTS), ecotourism, fish farming, and apiculture, promoting “sustainable livelihoods” and ensuring communities benefit directly from a healthier environment.

A Greener Tomorrow, For Our Children

We aim to “inculcate into children and the youth the culture and spirit of growing trees.” Through urban greening, school programs, and the “One Student, One Tree” concept, we’re planting seeds of change and ensuring the next generation inherits a vibrant, resilient Ghana.

Ready to Help Ghana Flourish?

Your support can help plant millions of trees, restore vital ecosystems like degraded mining areas and watersheds, and create a healthier, more prosperous Ghana for everyone.

Frequently Asked Questions

To restore degraded landscapes, promote sustainable forest management, conserve biodiversity, and address climate change and environmental degradation across Ghana. Our target is to plant over 12,250,000 seedlings.

It aims to create jobs through sustainable practices like agroforestry (e.g., Modified Taungya System), ecotourism, fish farming, and apiculture. It also works to improve water quality through the Blue Water Initiative and ensures communities benefit from healthier ecosystems and enhanced livelihoods.

This is a government-led initiative, and Key partners include the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Ghana Forestry Commission, with the active participation of local communities and stakeholders.

You can contribute in various ways! By supporting our seedling nurseries and planting efforts. You can also explore opportunities to volunteer for tree planting events (details to be announced), or partner with us if you represent an organization. Spreading awareness is also invaluable!

The initiative targets various regions across Ghana, focusing on areas degraded by illegal mining (galamsey), deforested lands, vital watersheds, and urban areas needing greening. Approved targets include 10,000 hectares for the Modified Taungya System (MTS) and 2,000 hectares for Youth Forest Champions programs, alongside other amenity and farm tree planting efforts.

TREE FOR LIFE:Heal Our Land, Grow Our Future