Ada: Prudential Life Insurance Ghana, a subsidiary of Prudential Plc, in collaboration with several partners, has planted 5,300 tree seedlings at Obane near Big Ada in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The initiative was part of efforts to restore the depleted mangroves in the area.
According to Ghana News Agency, the partners involved in the project are the Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), the Forestry Commission, the Wetland Club of Ada Senior High, and the local community members. The tree-planting exercise took place on June 5, 2025, aligning with World Environment Day. This initiative is part of the Prudential Mangrove Tree Planting Project, themed 'Protecting Lives, One Mangrove at a Time.'
Madam Gifty Owusu, Head of Sustainability at Prudential Life, explained that the project aims to revive the mangroves while supporting the national tree planting programme. She emphasized the importance of contributing to a safe and healthy environment and highlighted that Prudential Insurance Ghana is committed to protecting every future by restoring mangroves in the community. The mangrove area, which is eroding, has been designated as a Ramsar Site by the United Nations and requires urgent restoration.
Madam Owusu stated that the government has designated June 5 to 30 as a period for tree planting across the country to raise awareness about the need to restore Ghana's vegetation. She also mentioned that last year, Prudential Life planted 2,000 trees to initiate the mangrove restoration project. To date, they have planted a total of 22,300 trees since 2022 in support of restoring the country's vegetation.
The Forestry Commission reported that Ghana's current mangrove cover is estimated at 72.4 km², with over 18 million trees, both naturally occurring and planted. Recent studies indicate a significant decline in the country's mangrove forests, with about 35 per cent lost over the past decades due to urbanisation, over-exploitation, pollution, wildfires, and climate change.
