Volunteers plant 1,000 mangrove trees in Merbok Forest Reserve


Participants planting 1,000 ‘bakau minyak’ at Merbok Forest Reserve.

A thousand mangrove trees have been planted by volunteers in Merbok Forest Reserve, Kedah, as part of a programme to commemorate International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, which falls on July 26.

The five-year mangrove conservation and climate action for sustainable living programme was launched by power producer Leader Energy in collaboration with Global Environment Centre (GEC), Kedah Forestry Department and Sungai Muda River Basin Management (PLSM).

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