Gambia: DPWM, ROOTS Project Lead Tree Planting Drive to Protect Baobolong Wetland –

By: Haruna Kuyateh

Strengthening environmental protection and build resilience against the effects of climate change, the Department of Parks and Wildlife Management (DPWM), in collaboration with the ROOTS Project under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has embarked on a massive tree planting exercise in the Baobolong Wetland. The planting exercise commenced 13^th August 2025.

The community-led activity aimed to restore degraded lands, control salt intrusion into rice fields, and…