An environmentalist from Ghana smashes the world record by hugging over 1,100 trees in one hour

In an incredible achievement, an environmentalist from Ghana, West Africa, has set the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the most trees hugged in one hour.

In only one hour, 29-year-old Abubakar Tahiru hugged 1,123 trees as he scampered across Alabama’s Tuskegee National Forest, according to the New York Post.

In other words, the native of Ghana hugged 19 trees on average every minute.

Tahiru stated that it was vital to her to motivate young people in Ghana, particularly those from less fortunate backgrounds like her own, by demonstrating to them that it is possible to overcome obstacles and have a big influence.

Tahiru had to put both arms “around a tree in a close embrace” in order to break the record. Tahiru is an Auburn University master’s student studying forestry.

He was also prohibited from giving the same tree more than one hug or injuring the saplings in any way, since doing so would have resulted in his disqualification.

“Not being able to drink water throughout the attempt posed a significant challenge, especially given the physical exertion required,” added Tahiru, who was also fasting for Ramadan throughout the challenge.

It turned out, though, that this was also advantageous in that I was able to complete the endeavor without having to stop for water breaks.

He broke the previous record of hugging 700 trees.

“It feels really satisfying to have broken this world record,” he said, adding that he set the record for himself in an effort to increase environmental consciousness.