Muscat: Oman's Environment Ministry has planted a total of 1,000 mangrove seedlings in Khor Al Qurim, in the Wilayat of Al Musannah.
"With the aim of increasing mangrove forest area and increasing the biodiversity of marine organisms, the Environment Department in Al Batinah South Governorate, in coordination with the Marine Environment Conservation Department at the Authority, planted 1,000 mangrove seedlings in Khor Al Qurim in the Wilayat of Al Musannah," a statement by the ministry said.