Port Harcourt — In the bid to restore the degraded ecosystem in affected communities in Rivers State, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with other groups have commenced plantation of mangroves in Andoni Local Government Area of the state.
The initiative, funded by the Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation (ACT Foundation), planned to rehabilitate the wetlands and address the ecological damage caused by the invasive Nipa palm (Nypa fruticans) species.
Senior Officer for Climate Change and Nature-based Solutions (NCF), Shittu Usman, said the mangrove planting is part of a larger conservation project designed to combat the spread of Nipa palm, which he said has displaced native mangroves and threatened…
