Groups ink MoU to restore mangrove forests at Coast

Residents plant mangrove trees at Tudor Creek in Mombasa. [File, Standard] 

Five environmental groups have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect and restore dwindling mangrove forests and seagrass along the Kenyan coast. 

During the signing of the MoU, Conservation International (CI), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Nature Conservancy, Wetlands International Eastern Africa, and World Wide Fund for Nature Kenya (WWF-Kenya), called for a visionary approach and unflinching commitment to shaping a more sustainable environment for current and future generations.