To achieve success, the role of the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI) is to ensure that mangroves are planted according to scientific standards with suitable timing and location, endorse post plantation monitoring and accountability and prioritise protection. ADMI aims to:
- Ensure science-based restoration that is aligned with global best practice and according to scientific assessments
- Verify all mangrove planting projects and claims of success through evidence-based monitoring and reporting
- Encourage public and private sector interest in nature-based solutions, mangrove and coastal ecosystem conservation and restoration through joining the ADMI partnership programme to guide entities and individuals on how to contribute
- Communicate that restoration is complex, requiring ecological expertise and extending EAD know-how to support mangrove restoration projects conducted by other entities through the ADMI partnership programme
- Educate that planting is not the only way to support mangroves, and that mangrove ecosystems require protection, monitoring, enhanced awareness, and holistic coastal ecosystem conservation.