500 hectares of Atwima depleted forest for re-planted

A total of 500 hectares of depleted forest lands in the Atwima forestry district had been earmarked for re-planting this year, Mr Acheampong Boakye, the District Manager of the Forest Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission, has announced.

Already 350 hectares out of those lands had been replanted with tree seedlings including ofram, cidrella and ceiba, Mr Boakye reported by the Ghana News Agency as saying in an interview at Nkawie in Ashanti. He said the local communities were engaged in the re-planting with the FSD supplying them with the seedlings and technical support.