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The mangrove plant is characterized by its great ability to absorb carbon dioxide, as well as being an important and economical way to protect the beaches instead of building breakwaters, as well as the possibility of exploiting the areas where mangroves grow to reap other economic benefits for Village.
Syed Khalifa, head of the Agricultural Union of Egypt The supervisor of the national project for the spread of mangrove forests in the country confirms the existence of two types of this plant, the first is called shura or mangrove and its scientific name is "Avicenna Marina"it spreads in the countries of the Persian Gulf and on the coast of The Red SeaThe second type is "candel" And its scientific name "Macaroni Di Ricefora" which is widely distributed in Egypt and Sudan.
Mangroves..a botanical treasure
Sayed Khalifa explains, in an interview with the site "Sky News Arabia"That "This plant is considered one of the treasures, because it grows in salty waters such as the Red Sea, which has a salinity rate of about 40%, acts as a defensive barrier during tidal operations at sea, thus protecting the coasts of the Red Sea. from erosion".
Mangroves, blue carbon
Responsible for the national project for the spread of mangrove forests in Egyptexplains that: "Studies indicate that mangroves can absorb greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, 4 times more than tropical forests, and is called blue carbon, due to the spread of this plant on the coasts of the sea, and the latest studies confirm a decrease in the proportion of heat emissions in Malaysia overall by 1% as a result of the expansion of forestry mangrovesWhich reveals its great importance for climate change protection".
Khalifa stressed the economic importance of the mangrove cultivation project, as it is the incubation environment for types of crustacean fish such as shrimp and lobster, because it grows in sandy and clayey soil, and therefore crustacean fish need clayey soil. to supplement what is available in the mangrove soil, thus contributing to the improvement of biodiversity in general.
The use of mangrove forests for beekeeping
The head of the Egyptian Agricultural Union continues: "This plant blooms in Egypt all year round and we carry out some economic activities on the mangroves, such as farming Bees Honey, as a micro-enterprise for the local population, in order to protect the plant from degradation, so that the local population close to the mangroves realize its economic importance and protect them from the camel grazing operations that damage these forests".
According to the head of the Agricultural Union, since 2017 Egypt has rehabilitated the areas where the mangrove plant grows naturally, as well as planting new areas with this plant, indicating that Tire satellite It confirms the improvement in the state of mangrove forests in Egypt along the Red Sea for five years.
Sayed Khalifa also pointed out that the total areas of mangrove naturally growing on the Red Sea coast, or in the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Ras Muhammad protectorate in southern Sinai are estimated to be around 1,150 acres, but after government support through funding. government provided by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, in collaboration with the Desert Research Center, the Red Sea Governorate and the South Sinai Governorate, we have managed to expand by cultivating 600 new acres, as well as rehabilitating degraded areas".
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The mangrove plant is characterized by its great ability to absorb carbon dioxide, as well as being an important and economical way to protect the beaches instead of building breakwaters, as well as the possibility of exploiting the areas where mangroves grow to reap other economic benefits for Village.
Syed Khalifa, head of the Agricultural Union of Egypt And the supervisor of the national project for the spread of mangrove forests in the country confirms the existence of two types of this plant, the first is called Shura or Crimea and its scientific name is “Avicinia Marina”, widespread in the Gulf countries Arabic and on the coast of The Red SeaThe second type is the jellyfish, whose scientific name is Risphora macaronata, widely distributed in Egypt and Sudan.
Mangroves..a botanical treasure
Sayed Khalifa, in his speech to “Sky News Arabia”, explained: “This plant is considered a treasure, because it grows in salt water, such as that of the Red Sea, where the salinity rate is about 40 percent. and it is expected that this plant will have a future role in the transmission of genes that can Through it, field crops can resist salinity and can protect beaches, as it acts as a defensive barrier during tidal processes in the sea, and therefore protects the coasts of the Red Sea from erosion.
Mangroves, blue carbon
Responsible for the national project for the spread of mangrove forests in EgyptHe explains that: “Studies indicate that mangroves can absorb greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, 4 times more than tropical forests, and it is called blue carbon, due to the spread of this plant on the sea coast, and the last studies confirm the low rate of heat emissions in Malaysia in general, of 1% as a result of the expansion of forest planting mangrovesWhich reveals its great importance for climate change protection.
Khalifa stressed the economic importance of the mangrove cultivation project, as it is the incubation environment for types of crustacean fish such as shrimp and lobster, because it grows in sandy and clayey soil, and therefore crustacean fish need clayey soil. to supplement what is available in the mangrove soil, thus contributing to the improvement of biodiversity in general.
The use of mangrove forests for beekeeping
The head of the Egyptian Agricultural Union goes on to say: “This plant blooms in Egypt all year round and we carry out some economic activities on the mangrove forests, such as farming. Bees Honey, as a micro-enterprise for the local population, serves to protect the plant from deterioration, so the local population that is close to the mangroves realizes its economic importance and protects it from the camel grazing operations that damage these forests “.
According to the head of the Agricultural Union, since 2017 Egypt has rehabilitated the areas where the mangrove plant grows naturally, as well as planting new areas with this plant, indicating that Tire satellite It confirms the improvement in the state of mangrove forests in Egypt along the Red Sea for five years.
Sayed Khalifa also pointed out that the total areas of mangrove naturally growing on the Red Sea coast, or in the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Ras Muhammad protectorate in southern Sinai are estimated to be around 1,150 acres, but after government support through funding. government agencies provided by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, in collaboration with the Desert Research Center, the Red Sea Governorate and the South Sinai Governorate, we have managed to expand by planting 600 new acres, as well as rehabilitating degraded areas.
