Yew (fourth left) and NGO members launching the planting initiative. — Photos: ZAINUDIN AHAD/The Star
ABOUT 150 staff members from the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) landscape department have planted 2,020 mangrove saplings at Kampung Nelayan, Kuala Sungai Pinang in Balik Pulau.
The number of saplings was chosen to mark the year 2020, with the council moving towards the target of planting 100,000 saplings in all coastal areas by year 2023.
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