Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project will help to fight against climate change and its effect.
The Hon. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel A. Jinapor in his speech at the launch of the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GSLERP) said the project
Hon. Jinapor stated that 9 out of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals will be achieved through this project, noting that the project will reduce some 6.4 million tons of carbon emissions in the first 7 years of the project life.
Quoting his H.E. President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Minister said; “Climate Change is the greatest threat to the realisation of the sustainable development goal which has enormous impact on the fundamentals required for our survival on earth”
He said at the (COP) 26, he made a strong case for nature base solution to climate change because he believes that apart from supporting the lives and Livelihoods of some 1.6 billion citizens across the world, Forestry and Land use offer fast, reliable and empirical evidence-based action to mitigate the effects of climate change.
He added that effective implementation of this project is expected to Improve a sustainable ecosystem services, Improve productivity level of the shear supply chain and Increase resilience in climate change.
The Minister hinted that as part of efforts to encourage afforestation, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has accepted to launch the Green Ghana day on the 1st of March 2022.
He thanked the Vice President for accepting the invitation to launch the GSLERP and for his show of kindness and exemplary leadership, stating that his contribution to Ghana is demonstrably unflinching.
Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor also commended the Chiefs in the Northern Region for their support in placing a ban on production of charcoal for commercial and economic purposes which has also largely contributed to the reduction of carbon emissions.
