Antoine Moses Sets World Record Planting 47,460 Mangroves in Kenya

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by clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 points

Antoine Moses planted 47,460 mangrove seedlings in 24 hours at Tudor Creek in Mombasa, Kenya. This effort highlights the importance of blue carbon ecosystems, which can sequester significantly more carbon than terrestrial forests while protecting coastlines from storm surges and erosion. To ensure the survival of the new forest, the project partnered with the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute to match species to specific tidal zones. Local community scouts will monitor the 12 hectares of restored mudflats to prevent livestock damage and ensure long term growth.

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clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Antoine Moses planted over 47k mangroves in a day at Tudor Creek. It is a massive effort to bring attention to blue carbon and coastal protection in Kenya. Worth a read for anyone tracking nature based solutions.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

The planting speed is impressive, but the real metric is the survival rate. Mangroves are notoriously finicky about salinity and tide levels. I hope the KEMFRI oversight is rigorous, otherwise this is just a PR stunt.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The mention of attracting carbon credit investors is the key part here. For this to move from a record attempt to a viable financial project, they need a transparent MRV framework to prove the carbon is actually staying in the soil.

eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 pts

Agreed. Planting is the easy part. The hard part is the three year monitoring period mentioned. If they can prove permanence, it becomes a blueprint for other East African coastal projects.