Sahara Group launches 20,000-tree regeneration in Edo

Sahara Group has expanded its environmental sustainability agenda by means of a strategic partnership between its flagship Undertake-A-Forest Initiative and the Gelegele Forest Reserve in Edo State, Nigeria. The collaboration, which kicks off with the planting of 20,000 tree seedlings, is aimed toward regenerating degraded areas of the reserve and reinforcing Sahara’s long-term dedication to nature-based local weather motion.

The undertaking launch featured engagements with the Edo State Forestry Fee and the Gelegele Forest Reserve Board, underscoring Sahara Group’s collaborative method to restoring ecosystems, safeguarding biodiversity, and selling sustainable livelihoods inside host communities.

Launched in 2023, the Undertake-A-Forest Initiative is one among Sahara Group’s foremost local weather motion programmes designed to revive degraded landscapes, preserve Africa’s pure carbon sinks, and strengthen resilience in opposition to local weather change. By 2024, the initiative had efficiently expanded throughout Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, and Dubai, with additional initiatives deliberate in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Kenya in 2025.

Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group, Ejiro Grey, in an announcement from the agency on Sunday, described the initiative as a key driver of Sahara’s imaginative and prescient for a greener and extra sustainable future.

“The Undertake-A-Forest Initiative is greater than a tree-planting programme; it’s aimed toward driving environmental sustainability of our pure carbon sinks. We recognise this God-given reward as important to managing emissions, sequestering carbon, and making certain that Africa’s lungs proceed to maintain the planet.”

Additionally talking on the launch, Head of Enterprise Assist, Asharami Vitality (a Sahara Group firm), Babatomiwa Adesida, mentioned the undertaking displays the Group’s built-in method to sustainability.

“At Asharami Vitality, sustainability is on the core of our enterprise. Our assist for the Undertake-A-Forest Initiative displays our shared accountability to regenerate the surroundings and shield biodiversity,” he mentioned. “Each tree planted represents a step towards reversing a long time of degradation and rebuilding hope.”

Chairman, Edo State Forestry Fee, Asuen Valentine, counseled Sahara Group for its forward-looking intervention. “The most effective time to plant a tree was years in the past; the second-best time is now. We’re grateful to Sahara Group for championing the Undertake-A-Forest Initiative and commend this visionary effort that can go a good distance in restoring our forests and preserving them for future generations.”

Talking additional on the initiative, Grey reaffirmed Sahara’s resolve to proceed driving local weather management throughout its operations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Center East.

“This work is important and non-negotiable,” she added. “We should constantly strike the fitting steadiness between preserving our pure forests and biodiversity and driving sustainable growth for all.”

The Undertake-A-Forest Initiative stays a cornerstone of Sahara Group’s local weather motion technique, integrating nature-based options, useful resource effectivity, and stakeholder collaboration to make sure Africa continues to “breathe” by means of its forests, the continent’s most significant reward to the world.