UAE company helps launch Africa’s largest mangrove reforestation project in Mozambique – The National

UAE company helps launch Africa’s largest mangrove reforestation project in Mozambique – The National

Mozambique’s Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries has launched Africa's largest mangrove reforestation project.

UAE-based mangrove reforestation specialist, Blue Forest, is a partner.

Over the next 30 years, between 50 million to 100 million trees will be planted in the "biodiversity-sensitive" provinces of Sofala and Zambezia across 185,000 hectares of mangrove forests, according to a statement. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions will be offset annually in the long term, equivalent to taking 50,000 cars off the road.