By Eric Appah Marfo, GNA
Accra, June 01, GNA—The leaderships of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have asked all pastors to seriously commit to the Green Ghana program slated for June 10, 2022.
They have also encouraged their Member Churches to set similar targets for planting trees.
“Where possible, we encourage our churches to mobilize themselves on June 10, 2022, to embark on this project,” they added.
A statement jointly signed by Rev. Dr. Justice Adjei K. Lawson, Vice Chairman, CCG; Rev Dr. Cyril G. K. Fayose, General Secretary, CCG; Most Rev. Philip Naameh, President, GCBC; Rev. Fr. Lazarus Anondee, Secretary-General, GCBC, commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his commitment to continue the Green Ghana Programme.
It said reports indicated that between 1990 and 2010, Ghana lost about 33.7 percent of its forest cover to galamsey, farming, and illegal logging.
The statement said the devastation caused to Ghana’s forests leading to its rapid depletion was not a good story for the country.
It observed that the country’s forests provided a livelihood for the majority of Ghana’s population.
The statement called on the Forestry Commission to be supportive and facilitate the execution of the Green Ghana agenda.
“It has the potential to reverse the dreadful loss to our forest cover while contributing to mitigating climate change impact in Ghana,” it said.
The statement commended the Ghana Health Service and the Government of Ghana for the efforts put into the mobilization of resources and public education to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
It appealed to President Akufo-Addo to establish an emergency committee that would swiftly deal with any such pandemic in the future.
The statement urged citizens to continue to observe the Covid-19 hygienic protocols.
“Let us continue to wear our face masks, observe social distancing, wash our hands regularly under running water with soap and use the hand sanitizer frequently. We also entreat all Ghanaians to avail themselves of the Covid vaccination to protect themselves and others,” the statement said.
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