Blue Forest, a UAE-based company, is teaming up with the Mozambican government on a project that will harness Artificial Intelligence and other technological advancements to restore the nation’s precious mangrove forests.
As a result of climate change, tropical storms and cyclones are becoming frequent in Mozambique.
Mangroves are a group of trees – containing up to 80 different species – that grow in coastal areas at tropical and subtropical areas near the equator.
Mangroves are critical as they protect coastal communities from erosion, tropical storms and cyclones.
He emphasised that mangroves also serve as a source of livelihood for local communities.
The mangroves however help to reduce the wave strength thereby limiting the tendencies of coastal erosion and destruction of livelihoods or properties along the coastal line,” he said.
Carbon credits are permits issued to allow polluting entities to continue to emit a certain amount of CO2 or other greenhouse gasses .
“Growing mangroves is not that easy.