The Kuala Lumpur Archdiocesan Creation Justice Ministry (CJM) organized an event that centered on planting 300 Rhizophora trees at the Kuala Selangor Nature Park (KSNP).
More than a hundred environmental enthusiasts, some of whom came from other religious groups, attended the Mangroves Are Amazing event on July 22.
The CJM particularly chose Kuala Selangor Nature Park for this tree planting event since the majority of its 290 hectares of coastal land is composed of mangrove swamps in need of constant rehabilitation.
According to KSNP project coordinator Ashok, the park was originally planned to be converted into a golf course. In collaboration with the Malaysian Nature Society, the KSNP is currently conserving it and transforming it into a self-sustaining park.
Thanks to the archdiocese’s tree-planting efforts, the park gets a much-needed boost for its decarbonization efforts, since mangroves are known for their ability to store huge amounts of carbon.
It will also prove helpful in maintaining the park’s sustainability, especially since it houses more than 150 bird species. On top of that, around 100,000 wading birds pass through the area on their annual migration.
The tree planting event saw two groups of environmental enthusiasts working together to prepare the saplings and do the planting.
After the event, participants bonded over a meal and were given a chance to interact with one another.
This mangrove planting activity was a follow-up to the Run4Unity in May 2023, organized by the Laudato Si’ Action Platform of the Vatican’s Dicastery of Promoting Integral Human Development. Garnering a total of 50 participants who collectively completed more than 240 km, this translated into the planting of a minimum of 200 mangrove trees.
During the Clergy Recollection of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur this July, the priests were given saplings to encourage tree-planting advocacies in their respective parishes.
The area also has more than 150 species of birds and an estimated 100,000 wading birds, comprising 30 species, passing through here on their annual migration. - Luke Godoy
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