Mangrove planting campaign begins in Oman

Muscat: A campaign has been implemented to plant more than 2,000 mangrove saplings in the Wilayat of Musannah in South Al Batinah Governorate, said the Environment Authority.

"The Department of Marine Environment Conservation, in coordination with the Environment Department in South Al Batinah Governorate, implemented a campaign during which 2,400 mangrove seedlings were planted in Khor Al Quraim in the Wilayat of Musannah, to compliment the efforts made in implementing the National Initiative to plant 10 million trees," the authority said in a statement.