Tanzania has launched one million trees to restore mangrove forests along the coastline in Dar es Salaam as a part of a plan to curb the effects of climate change in the country.
The project is part of a nearly $2 million campaign programme supported by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) according to an African In News report.
To kickstart the project, 50 Ismaili community student volunteers planted 1,500 mangrove saplings at Mjimwema Mangrove Forest in Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam.
Aga Khan Foundation’s Head of Climate Change and Resilient Programme, Robert Mganzi said mangrove trees along the coastline have been adversely affected by growing human activities including building settlement and industrialization adding that the project will cover Dar es Salaam, Coast, Lindi, and Mtwara, which are bordering the Indian Ocean.
