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The Forestry Commission (FC) and the Volta River Authority (VRA) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of bamboo plantations to protect the Lake Volta from the effects of erosion and erosion. 39; encroachment.
Known as bamboo for the protection of Lake Volta, the agreement provides for the establishment of a 270-hectare bamboo plantation along the shores of the lake.
As part of the agreement, 400 community members will be trained in the creation and management of bamboo nurseries, while members of 71 communities will also be trained in bamboo processing.
The project, which will begin this year, is scheduled to end in 2032.
John Allotey, deputy director general of the CF, said: "This partnership has become necessary because the lake's catchment areas, including the gorge, which contains the dam, are threatened daily by deforestation. result of livelihood improvement activities in these areas.
"This has had a negative impact on the lake, which sometimes manifests itself in the form of unsustainable production of hydroelectricity, resulting in intermittent power outages, commonly known as" dumsor ".
According to the experts, bamboo is an appropriate material for the rehabilitation of degraded lands and withdrawn bodies of water.
Rivers such as Yangtze in China, Lofa in Liberia and Mahaveli in Sri Lanka are protected by bamboo plantations.
Last year, at the commemoration of World Water Day, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) urged the world to use nature-based solutions, such as as plantations, to protect wetlands and plains of water.
Allotey said it was in response to UNEP's appeal that the two institutions decided to reach an agreement to save the country's main hydropower plant.
In 2017, the VRA warned against the sale, purchase and encroachment of land located in the protection zone of the Volta Gorge of Akosombo Dam.
According to the authorities, the promoters, mainly in the hotel sector, have invaded more and more land in the buffer zone.
In a speech read on his behalf, the VRA Executive Director, Mr. Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa, expressed the hope that this collaboration would open the door to other agencies to provide relevant financial and material support to the two institutions in their efforts.
Owirenkyiman Forest Restoration Project
At the same time, the CF signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Owirenkyiman Traditional Council and the international NGO Praxis Africa on Sustainable Development.
It will also plant and maintain 48,000 medicinal, fruit and forest trees in the traditional region.
The Owirenkyiman Forest restoration project aims to raise public awareness of forest and wildlife management in the region.
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