Volunteers of all ages stepped out on a green mission to plant 1,000 mangrove trees at Al Hamriya in Sitra as part of the country’s ambitious afforestation initiative.
Around 120 environmental campaigners took part in the Mangroves Planting Campaign, organised by CleanUp Bahrain, in partnership with the Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry.
To combat climate change, Bahrain has taken several steps that include its commitment to reach net zero by 2060, with a number of interim goals to be achieved by 2035, including reducing emissions by 30 per cent through decarbonisation and efficiency initiatives, quadrupling mangrove coverage, doubling tree coverage, and directly investing in carbon capture technologies.
Mangroves provide natural infrastructure to help protect nearby populated areas by reducing erosion and absorbing storm surge impacts during extreme weather conditions. They are also important to the ecosystem too. Their dense roots help bind and build soils.
The amount of carbon stored beneath these trees is estimated to be up to four times greater than that stored by other tropical forests, making these coastal forests extremely valuable in the fight against climate change.
The tree-planting success comes off the back of a community beach clean-up which witnessed around 50,000kg of waste collected.
- Those who are interested in more information on the campaign and upcoming events can follow the group on Instagram @cleanupbahrain.
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