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Community reforestation programme
Six hundred indigenous seedlings established across three sites, with survival rates monitored quarterly.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Location
- PLACEHOLDER — Three sites, Greater Accra
- Period
- PLACEHOLDER — 2025 to present
- Project lead
- PLACEHOLDER — Community projects team
Community action
The problem
Tree cover across the three target communities had fallen steadily, with no replanting programme and no record of what had been lost.
Objectives
Establish six hundred indigenous seedlings across three sites, and put a monitoring routine in place so survival can be reported rather than assumed.
What we did
Volunteers prepared the sites over two weekends, planted across a further three, and returned quarterly to count survival and photograph each plot.
Seedlings were supplied by partner nurseries. The district assembly provided transport for the second and third sites.
What we learned
Survival was materially higher at the two sites where a named community member had agreed to water during the dry weeks. That arrangement is now part of the site agreement.
Reported outcomesverified where possible.
600
Seedlings planted
3
Sites established
82%
Survival at 12 months
47
Volunteers involved
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