The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, as part of efforts to support the Green Ghana project, has planted 2,000 trees around the campus.

The planting exercise also dubbed “One student, one tree” was led by the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology KNUST, Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson.

The places were the Prince of Whales Park, Unity hall and environs, Bomso gate and its environs and the new social science building.

Other areas are the business school, faculty of Law, The old cemetery, SRC hostel and its environments.

 “It’s a collective responsibility. Let’s put our energies and our strengths together to ensure planting of trees becomes our normal way of life,” Prof. Mrs. Dickson charged.

The exercise was supported by the Friends of Rivers and Water Bodies and the office of the Member of Parliament for Oforikrom.

Friends of Rvers and Water Bodies donated 1,000 seedlings.

President, Nana Dwomoh Sarpong emphasized the role of the district assemblies in the continuity of the initiative.

He charged them to ensure the laws are enforced.

“If the district assemblies do their work well, all these unnecessary rezoning will be a thing of the past. The district assemblies should support the president’s initiative,” he said.

Forestry Resources Technology Students, Head of State award scheme secretariat and the environmental leadership forum both donated 100 seedlings each, KNUST SRC and GRASAG also donated 150 seedlings.

Fiona Neena is Vice president of Forestry Resources Technology Students.

“We’ve seen the number of trees in the country are reducing. We want to plant more trees to replace them,” she said.