Mangrove Planting Efforts Expanded to Include Shrimp Farms in the Mekong Delta

Mangrove forests protect against floods and storms, offer homes for wild animals and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which is essential for combating global climate change. First appearing during the reign of the dinosaurs, these superhero trees have long thrived on Vietnam’s coast, particularly in the Mekong Delta.

While human development has made a literal dent in these forests, thankfully people are becoming increasingly aware of mangroves’ importance. Organizations empowered to not only protect the mangrove forests that remain but also plant new ones have thus proliferated in Vietnam. For example, MangLub, a social enterprise sponsored by SK Innovation, and owned by Dreamsharing has been planting saplings in Trà Vinh Province since 2019. Their ambitious goal to plant 10 million mangrove trees over a ten-year span is progressing with an expansion to shrimp farms recently launched. [read more]