The Forestry Commission (FC) organised an awareness and sensitisation programme for Achimota Anglican Basic and Junior High Schools as part of the 2026 Tree for Life Reforestation Initiative activities. The programme educated pupils on the mandate of the Commission, the causes and effects of deforestation, the importance of reforestation and wildlife conservation, and the need to build a lasting culture of tree planting, nurturing and environmental stewardship.

The Headmistress of Achimota Basic School, Miss Sally Esinam Kudiabor, welcomed the delegation and expressed her excitement about the event and its importance. She noted that the programme offered pupils a valuable opportunity to learn about the work of the Commission.
In her address, Mrs. Winifred Ohene-Wiafe, Greater Accra Assistant Regional Manager, explained that the visit was intended to raise awareness about the importance of forests and the role trees play in everyday life. She also encouraged the pupils to take responsibility for nurturing trees.

Miss Eloi Abena Nketsia, Forest Range Manager of the Plantations Department, delivered a presentation on the mandate of the Forestry Commission, its various divisions, and the types and parts of trees. She highlighted the relevance of trees as windbreaks and their role in mitigating climate change. She further discussed the impacts of deforestation and the adverse effects of illegal mining on the environment. Miss Nketsia also demonstrated the proper steps for planting trees and emphasised the need to nurture seedlings to maturity.

Mr. Enoch Kwamena Asare, a teacher at Achimota Anglican Junior High School, said the exercise complemented classroom lessons on the importance of trees. He expressed appreciation to the Forestry Commission and called for broader collaboration that would extend to surrounding communities.

Delivering the vote of thanks, Miss Kudiabor reiterated the importance of the programme. She said sustaining trees and seedlings was an important lesson for both teachers and pupils, and urged the Commission to organise more of such events.

The programme ended with a tree-planting exercise within the school compound, led by the FC team. The Commission also donated gardening tools, including watering cans, cutlasses, head pans, hand forks, hand trowels, shovels and wooden cages, to support the nurturing of the seedlings. Seedlings planted included Veitchia palm, mango, Millettia thonningii and Bauhinia species