Under directives of Hamdan bin Zayed, EAD accomplishes planting 44 million mangroves to combat climate change

Under directives of Hamdan bin Zayed, EAD accomplishes planting 44 million mangroves to combat climate change

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the agency has planted 44 million mangrove trees across Abu Dhabi since 2020 as part of ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE

Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the agency has planted 44 million mangrove trees across Abu Dhabi since 2020 as part of the UAE’s efforts to combat climate change.

EAD, in cooperation with the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), has successfully planted 23 million mangrove trees within the last two years — equivalent to 9,200 hectares — as part of the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative and efforts to plant 100 million mangrove trees by 2030 to help achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

The initiative, which supports the Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy, aimed to expand the scope and speed up the process of preserving and restoring mangrove