Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Oman has set its sights on a groundbreaking environmental initiative: planting 100 million mangrove trees along its coastline by 2030. This ambitious project underscores the nation’s commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.
Dr. Ghazi bin Ali Al Rawas, Dean of Scientific Research at Sultan Qaboos University and a member of the Climate Change Steering Committee in Oman, emphasized the multifaceted benefits of this initiative. Mangroves, he explained, are not only crucial marine ecosystems but also act as natural carbon absorbers, clean coastlines, and regulate climate.
Oman’s participation in COP28, currently underway at Expo Dubai, serves as a platform to showcase the nation’s comprehensive strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This ambitious goal involves reducing carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gases. Al Rawas highlighted Oman’s significant investments in clean energy and green hydrogen as key components of this strategy.
The Ministry of Energy recently signed several agreements with international energy companies within the Sultanate’s pavilion at Expo Dubai, further solidifying its commitment to clean energy solutions. The pavilion itself provides a window into Oman’s national initiatives and contributions in the field of clean energy, which hold valuable lessons for other GCC and Arab countries.
Embracing the theme “Oman, a Sustainable Future,” the Sultanate’s pavilion showcases its focus on sustainable resource management and the utilization of clean energy sources such as wind and solar power for electricity generation. Additionally, Oman is accelerating its green hydrogen production with investments exceeding $30 billion.