Freetown trains 112 participants to track planted trees digitally
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierraloaded
Freetown City Council in Sierra Leone has launched an eight-day training programme for 112 participants on using an app to track trees planted under the Freetown Tree Town project. The tool is intended to improve their geolocation and growth monitoring, as well as the reliability of data used to measure their survival and carbon sequestration, according to the city council.
Freetown City Council in Sierra Leone launched an eight-day training programme on 13 October 2026 on the Risa Tree Tracker app, to improve the monitoring, geolocation and management of trees planted in the capital. The exercise brings together 112 participants, including field officers, monitors, area supervisors, community organisations and members of the data team, according to Freetown City Council.
The training supports the Freetown Tree Town project and aims to familiarise participants with the new digital platform. It also seeks to address difficulties encountered with GreenStand, the system used previously, according to Freetown City Council.
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