KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) organized a volunteering activity where 1,000 mangrove seedlings were planted at the Jahra Nature Reserve. The event was held in collaboration with government entities and NGOs, including the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), the Environment Public Authority and the Shamiya Youth Center. In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the National Petroleum Company reported that the event was attended by the CEO of KPC Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah and CEO of KNPC Wadha Al-Khateeb along with several oil sector leaders and a large group of employees from the corporation and its subsidiaries.
The statement quoted Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah as saying that the corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to serious efforts to preserve Kuwait’s environment, praising the significant environmental impact of mangroves due to their ability to absorb carbon from the surrounding environment at rates approximately four to five times higher than other plants.
Sheikh Nawaf explained that the environmental benefits of this plant have doubled the global trend to expand its cultivation to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, which aligns with Kuwait’s oil sector strategy for energy transition by 2050. Khateeb affirmed that the KNPC spares no effort in protecting the environment, noting various environmental projects and initiatives that the company has contributed to and adopted over the years.
She pointed out that the company had previously planted 1,500 mangrove seedlings in the Jahra Nature Reserve last October as part of a plan to plant 9,000 seedlings in the reserve in the coming period. She emphasized that protecting the environment is an ethical value and a national responsibility that the company seeks to instill in future generations. — KUNA