Red Sea Global Mangrove Program
Red Sea Global runs Saudi Arabia's largest mangrove restoration effort in the Al Wajh Lagoon, pairing a dedicated nursery with large-scale transplanting. It has moved millions of grey mangrove seedlings into the lagoon and in early 2026 completed the kingdom's largest-ever red mangrove restoration. The programme supports the Saudi Green Initiative through coastal protection, biodiversity habitat and carbon storage.
Inside the project
Across the roughly 92-island Al Wajh archipelago, Red Sea Global has built mangrove restoration into its regenerative-tourism mandate, operating a dedicated mangrove nursery to supply planting at scale.
The programme targets 50 million mangrove trees by 2030, its share of the wider Saudi Green Initiative goal, and reports very high seedling survival rates driven by careful site selection and planting technique.
In February 2026, RSG announced completion of Saudi Arabia's largest red mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata) restoration, re-establishing a rarer species alongside the dominant grey mangrove.
Objectives
- Plant 50 million mangrove trees across the Al Wajh Lagoon by 2030
- Restore degraded coastal habitat and buffer shorelines against erosion
- Re-establish rare red mangrove alongside grey mangrove
- Enhance marine biodiversity and coastal carbon sequestration
Approach
- A dedicated on-site nursery propagates seedlings, with advanced site selection and planting techniques cited as the driver of 97-99% survival rates.
- Mangrove extent in the Al Wajh Lagoon has been tracked via satellite remote sensing, including a 2024 peer-reviewed mapping study; no public carbon-MRV methodology has been disclosed.
Sources
https://www.redseaglobal.com/en/w/media-center/red-sea-global-completes-saudi-arabia-s-largest-red-mangrove-restoration-program/ · https://www.redseaglobal.com/en/media-center/news/red-sea-global-on-track-to-plant-50-million-mangrove-trees-by-2030-with-launch-of-dedicated-nursery/ · https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1439425/full
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