# A Rocha Ghana

> Christian conservation NGO restoring Ghana's Atewa, Mole and Lake Bosumtwi landscapes since 1999

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## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
- Founded: 1999
- Website: https://ghana.arocha.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://ghana.arocha.org/volunteer-internship/
- Donate: https://arocha.org/en/give/
- Countries where they plant: Ghana
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Agroforestry, Nurseries & seedlings, Education & advocacy
- Trees on record: 1,172,200 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

A Rocha Ghana, established in 1999 as the Eden Conservation Society and based in Accra, is the Ghanaian member of the A Rocha conservation network. It restores degraded forest reserves and farmland in the Atewa Range, around Mole National Park and Lake Bosumtwi, runs community nurseries, agroforestry and shea value chains, and leads the #SaveAtewa campaign against bauxite mining. Its 2023 annual report counts 1,172,200 trees planted and 1,986 hectares of degraded land restored since its founding.

## Programs

- **Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (landscape restoration)** — Reforestation: Restores degraded forest reserves and community lands in the Atewa landscape, Asenanyo Forest Reserve and around Mole National Park with native seedlings raised in community nurseries. https://ghana.arocha.org/
- **Green Economy Development & Livelihood Enhancement** — Agroforestry: Works with smallholder farmers, including cocoa farmers at Lake Bosumtwi and shea collectors in the north, to integrate trees into farms and value chains. https://ghana.arocha.org/
- **Conservation Education and Policy Advocacy** — Education & advocacy: Schools programme, Eco Church and creation-care work, plus the #SaveAtewa campaign and policy advocacy on forest reserves and mining. https://ghana.arocha.org/

## Metrics

> Note: A Rocha Ghana's only published totals are the since-founding figures in its 2023 annual report (1,172,200 trees planted, 1,179,100 seedlings raised, 1,986 hectares restored); it publishes no per-year planting totals, and no 2024 or 2025 annual report was available in November 2026.

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2023 | 1,986 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://ghana.arocha.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/03/A-Rocha-Ghana-Annual-Report-2023-1.pdf) Annual Report 2023, pp.52-53: Degraded areas restored (hectares) 1,986.31 (since founding) |
| Seedlings produced | 2023 | 1,179,100 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://ghana.arocha.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/03/A-Rocha-Ghana-Annual-Report-2023-1.pdf) Annual Report 2023, pp.52-53: Nursery seedlings raised 1,179,100 (since founding) |
| Trees planted | 2023 | 1,172,200 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://ghana.arocha.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/03/A-Rocha-Ghana-Annual-Report-2023-1.pdf) Annual Report 2023, pp.52-53 metrics table 'From when ARG was founded to date': Number of trees planted 1,172,200 |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://x.com/arochagh
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arochaghana_official/
- facebook: https://web.facebook.com/AROCHAGHANA
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@arochaghana6933

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