10,000 trees planted by Telecel at Chipa Forest Reserve

For about 150 employee contributors from Telecel Ghana, alongside schoolchildren from the Golden Sunbeam International, have planted over 10,000 seedlings in the northeast sector of the Chipa Forest Reserve at Kordiabe to mark the World Environment Day 2025.

The environmental sustainability efforts are in line with the telecommunications’ sustainability dedication and broader Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy, which includes tree planting and renewable integrated energy solutions in operations.

It also forms part of its consistent annual support for government’s Tree for Life reforestation initiative to renew degraded landscapes and support sustainable development    To date, the telco has planted over 30,000 trees at the Achimota and Chipa forest reserves.

Patricia Obo-Nai, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telecel Ghana, planted the first tree as the workforce did the same. She said protecting the environment was a fundamental part of Telecel’s environmental pillar as a business. She said each year, employees and leadership set aside some time to plant trees alongside their environmental sustainability commitments.

She said “I am proud of the contribution we are making to this forest reserve, planting a total of 20,000 trees between 2024 and 2025. I will encourage other organisations to partner the community to plant more trees as it’s good for our collective health and environment.”

Linda Ansah, the District Manager of the Tema Ada Forest District, said, “Chipa is a degraded forest reserve, so we are impressed that Telecel Ghana comes in annually to collaborate with the Forestry Commission to enable us to restore the reserve to its original state.”

She assured that after the planting exercise, the seedlings will be nurtured and tended to maintain good growth. For Edem Caleb Agbodja, a second-year junior high school student and member of the Wildlife Club at Golden Sunbeam International School, the planting exercise is part of the bigger fight against climate change. He stated that “I feel happy to be planting trees today to help improve our environment.

My advice to my friends and young people is that everyone should try and preserve our environment and wildlife by planting more trees to help combat climate change.”

The World Environment Day, commemorated globally on June 5 under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since 1973, is the biggest international stage for environmental community engagement and is celebrated by millions of individuals across the world. This year’s theme was #BeatPlasticPollution with a message to individuals, organisations, industries and governments to implement sustainable behaviors that drive transformative change.

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