Canadian Antoine Moses Sets New World Record After Planting 47,460 Mangroves in Mombasa

Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: May 1, 2026Country: Kenya

Environment & Climate

Canadian Antoine Moses Sets New World Record After Planting 47,460 Mangroves in Mombasa

Canadian environmentalist Antoine Moses set a new world record by planting 47,460 mangrove propagules at Mirarani in Mombasa County on May 1, 2026. The initiative, supported by the Kenya Forest Service and conservation partners, aims to restore threatened coastal ecosystems. This event is part of Kenya's 15 Billion Trees Campaign, which targets planting over 15 billion trees by 2032 to combat climate change.

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