Jakarta, Jan. 16 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan called on nations to unite in global mangrove restoration efforts while chairing the third ministerial meeting of the Mangrove Alliance for Climate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Co-initiated by the Indonesian and UAE governments, the MAC currently comprises 47 countries committed to addressing climate change impacts through mangrove restoration and conservation initiatives.

"The shared commitment among member states must be translated into concrete and measurable actions that deliver benefits to communities," Hasan remarked at the event, held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (Jan. 14), as cited in a statement in Jakarta on Friday.

In the presence of rep...