UAE’s carbon sequestration plan gets a push: UAE-based business conglomerate Essa Al Ghurair inked an agreement with the UAE’s Climate Change and Environment Ministry to plant 500k to 1 mn mangrove tree seeds and seedlings in the next decade, Wam reports. Under the agreement, the ministry will provide technical assistance on mangroves planting, including soil and water studies on the place of planting. The cooperation comes under the UAE’s National Carbon Sequestration plan in which the country targets planting 100 mn mangroves by 2030. The project — carried out by the ministry in collaboration with the private sector and international NGOs — will increase the number of mangroves to 100 mn from 30 mn in a bid to create a carbon sink to sequester carbon.

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  • Morocco will have 2.5k EV charging stations by 2026: Morocco’s Intersectorial Association for Electric Mobility (APIME) plans to roll out 2.5k EV car charging stations in the key cities of Tangier, Rabat, and Casablanca by 2026. APIME was established earlier this year with the aim of accelerating the building of EV infrastructure in the country. (Morocco World News)
  • Oman’s state energy company OQ will plant 250k wild tree seedlings as part of an agreement signed with Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources. The agreement is part of Oman’s Green Initiative which aims to plant a total of 10 mn wild trees. (Oman News Agency)
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