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DEWA plants 13,350 mangrove trees in collaboration with Emirates Marine Environmental Group

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1 August 2025

DEWA plants 13,350 mangrove trees in collaboration with Emirates Marine Environmental Group

DEWA plants 13,350 mangrove trees in collaboration with Emirates Marine Environmental Group
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised 10 events from February 2023 to February 2025, in collaboration with the Emirates Marine Environmental Group, resulting in the planting of 13,350 mangrove trees at Jebel Ali Marine Sanctuary. More than 1,650 volunteers – including DEWA employees, their families, subsidiary staff and DEWA Academy students – recorded 3,626 hours of service. The campaigns achieved happiness scores of 92.9% in 2023 and 94.3% in 2024, demonstrating DEWA’s commitment to promoting mangrove sustainability. Additionally, DEWA removed 3,546 kilograms of mostly plastic waste and cleared eight tonnes of algae and seaweed from the beach of the reserve.

“Driven by our social responsibility, we have been launching campaigns and initiatives for years to encourage employees, their families and community members to plant more trees, support nature-based solutions to combat climate change, support biodiversity and preserve the environment and terrestrial and marine habitats. As part of our efforts to achieve the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 – which include measures to ensure clean water and sanitation, advance climate action, protect life below water and conserve life on land – and our endeavours to support the national initiative to plant 100 million mangrove trees in the UAE by 2030, we collaborate with the government and private sectors to increase green spaces, especially with native trees like mangroves that can absorb carbon and greenhouse gases at a rate approximately four times greater than tropical forests,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.