By J. K Nabary
Winneba (C/R), Dec 9, GNA-Sahara Group has expanded its flagship Adopt-A-Forest Initiative to Ghana through a strategic partnership with the Forestry Commission to reinforce its long-term commitment to nature-based climate action and environmental stewardship across Africa.
The collaboration, built on Sahara’s ongoing partnership with Treedom, a global tree-planting and ecological organisation, will commence with restoration of 15 hectares of forest cover in the Juaso District in the Ashanti Region, involving planting of 6,000 new trees in the first year.
The project is aimed at regenerating degraded areas, enhance biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods within host communities.
“Our expansion of the Adopt-A-Forest Initiative to Ghana reflects Sahara’s unwavering commitment to driving nature-based solutions that protect our planet’s most vital ecosystems,” said Ms Ejiro Gray, Director, Governance and Sustainability of Sahara Group.
“Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 42 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East and through its investments in power (generation and distribution), downstream, midstream, upstream and infrastructure sectors, its continues to drive sustainable development and transformational impact across global markets.”
Ms Gray, in a statement, noted that, the Adopt-A-Forest Initiative remained a cornerstone of Sahara Group’s climate actions strategy, integrating nature-based solutions, resource efficiency, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure Africa continued to breathe through its forests, which were the enduring pillars of climate stability and biodiversity.
She indicated that forests were Africa’s lungs, regulating her climate, preserving biodiversity, and supporting livelihoods and so the Group was proud to work with the Forestry Commission to ensure the benefits endure for generations to come.
According to her the partnership aligned with Ghana’s national efforts to restore degraded forest reserves, strengthen environmental resilience, and drive sustainable development through corporate collaboration and community engagement.
The Adopt-A-Forest Initiative is one of Sahara Group’s foremost climate action programmes, designed to restore degraded landscapes, conserve natural carbon sinks and build resilience against climate change.
It was launched in 2023 and the partnership with Treedom complements this vision through an annual commitment to plant at least 2,000 trees, reinforcing its dedication to environmental regeneration and collective climate action.
The initiative, she indicated, had expanded successfully across Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, and Dubai, with further roll-outs planned for Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, and Kenya in 2025 and beyond, saying this work was necessary and non-negotiable.
“We must continue to strike the right balance between preserving our forests and biodiversity and driving sustainable development for all,” Ms Gray added.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey/Christian Akorlie