President Akufo Addo has revealed that, continuous efforts are being made to ensure the protection of Ghana's forest and wildlife resources while reclaiming degraded forest. During the State of the Nation address on Tuesday, 27 February 2024, President Akufo-Addo disclosed that, forty-two million trees have been planted over the last three years under the green Ghana project. However, six hundred and ninety thousand hectares of degraded forest have been cultivated between 2017 and 2022 under the Ghana forest plantation strategy. "Mr. Speaker, we continue to work to ensure the protection of our forest and wildlife resources, while reclaiming degraded forests. Some forty-two million (42 million) trees have been planted over the last three years, under the Green Ghana Project, and some six hundred and ninety thousand hectares (690,000 ha) of degraded forest have been cultivated between 2017 and 2022, under the Ghana Forest Plantation Strategy", he said.