Coinciding with the World Oceans Day, the Sri Lanka Navy this week, launched a mangrove planting initiative in the lagoon area of Panama. The event was held under the patronage of Deputy Area Commander, Southeastern Naval Commodore Ruwan Rupasena. The World Oceans Day (June of this year was celebrated under the theme ‘Planet Ocean: Tides [...]

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Coinciding with the World Oceans Day, the Sri Lanka Navy this week, launched a mangrove planting initiative in the lagoon area of Panama.

The event was held under the patronage of Deputy Area Commander, Southeastern Naval Commodore Ruwan Rupasena. The World Oceans Day (June 8) of this year was celebrated under the theme ‘Planet Ocean: Tides are Changing’.

Following a directive from the Navy Commander, Sri Lanka Navy is actively involved in planting mangroves in estuaries, lagoons, and rivers as part of its ongoing mangrove conservation project across all naval commands, the Navy said.

A group of senior and junior officers and sailors from the Southeastern Naval Command actively took part in this mangrove planting efforts.

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