Maritime regulator takes the lead in mangrove conservation effortsThe Secretary General of PMAESA Col. Andre Cisce (in white) with members of the public from Jomvu led by Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) plant seedlings at Mkupe Mangrove forest, February 21, 2019. KMA led in planting more than three thousand mangrove seedlings. [Gideon Maundu/Standard]Maritime regulator, Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has stepped up efforts to conserve the endangered mangrove forest cover along the Coast by planting over 3000 seedlings.The exercise took place at the Mkupe Creek, Port Reitz area off Mombasa County. ''Statistics show that mangrove forest cover points to a bleak future. ''We do not have any kind of forest in Mombasa expect the mangrove trees which we must strive to conserve,'' she said.

Source: Standard Digital February 22, 2019 04:58 UTC