Forestry Commission of Ghana is set to launch the "Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions" project on Friday, November 26, 2021 to preserve the shea landscape across the country.
Director of Climate Change, Forestry Commission of Ghana, Roselyn Adjei said the "GSLERP" project is "a climate change programme to fight greenhouse gases emissions in the Northern Savannah landscape".
She indicated that the "GSLERP" project is geared towards protecting shea trees, creating jobs and enhancing production efficiency.
"Our shea trees is being destroyed indiscriminately, so we want to find means and ways to protect it. We will replace and plant more shea trees. We also want to enhance the skills of women and girls in the shea value chain. We also want to create livelihood options and diversify income sources for the people in that particular landscape," she said.
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"The Northern parts are prone to fire outbreaks due to the long drought spell, but this project is to intensify fire management and fire protection practices there...also the technology used to plant these trees have been modified to increase the survival rate. We will also form fire volunteer groups in the community".
The Vice President of Ghana Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to launch the "GSLERP" project on Friday at Tamale.
The "Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions" project is a seven-year program that cut across all the five Northern regions namely; the Northern Region, the Upper East Region and the Upper West Region, the Savannah Region and North East Region.
The Forestry Commission officials made these comments on Peace FM's Kokrokoo on Wednesday, November 23, 2021.