Forestry Commission, Sahara Group partner to restore degraded forests in Juaso
The Forestry Commission (FC) has sealed a strategic partnership with international energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, to restore 15 hectares of degraded forest in the Juaso District in the Ashanti Region.
The initiative will serve as a significant boost to efforts to improve the country’s reforestation and climate resilience interventions.
The project, to be undertaken through the commission’s flagship Adopt-A-Forest programme, reinforces a shared commitment to nature-based climate solutions and renewed environmental stewardship across Africa.
It is also aligned with Ghana’s national strategy to rehabilitate degraded forest reserves, curb deforestation and drive sustainable development through active corporate and community participation.
Project
The Director of Governance and Sustainability of Sahara Group, Ejiro Gray, explaining the details of the project, said it would begin with the planting of 6,000 trees in the first year, aimed at regenerating degraded landscapes, enhancing biodiversity, and supporting alternative livelihoods for local communities.
She said it would be part of Sahara Group’s ongoing collaboration with Treedom, a global tree-planting and ecological organisation, which focuses on protecting the environment.
“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.
“Forests are Africa’s lungs, regulating our climate, preserving biodiversity and supporting livelihoods. We are proud to work with the Forestry Commission to ensure these benefits endure for generations to come,” she added.
The Sahara Group’s Director of Governance and Sustainability further stated that collaborative efforts, such as the partnership with Ghana, are essential to the country’s ambition to meet its Paris Agreement commitments, strengthen climate adaptation measures, and reaffirm its leadership in Africa’s broader environmental stewardship agenda.
Adopt-A-Forest
Ms Gray stated that since its launch in 2023, the Adopt-A-Forest Initiative has become a central pillar of the Sahara Group’s climate action strategy, focusing on restoring natural carbon sinks, improving environmental resilience and supporting long-term sustainability across the continent.
The company’s partnership with Treedom includes an annual commitment to plant at least 2,000 trees as part of its broader ecological regeneration drive.
She indicated that Ghana has become the latest to join the initiative, which has already expanded across Nigeria, Cameroun, Kenya, Tanzania, and Dubai, with planned extensions to Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, and additional locations in Kenya in the coming year.
Ms Gray stressed the urgency of such interventions, noting: “This work is necessary and non-negotiable.
We must continue to strike the right balance between preserving our forests and biodiversity and driving sustainable development for all”.
