A Canadian tree planter, Antoine Moses, is set to attempt a new Guinness World Record in mangrove restoration in Mombasa.
In a statement on April 29 by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), exercise will take place on April 30, 2026, at 6:30 a.m. at Mirarani in Tudor Creek, where the focus will be on planting mangroves within a 24-hour period.
“On 30th April 2026 at 6:30 AM, Antoine Moses will launch an ambitious attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the highest number of mangroves planted within 24 hours at Mirarani, Tudor Creek, Mombasa County,” the KFS statement read in part.
Antoine Moses Targets New Guinness World Record with 40,000 Mangrove Plantings
The authority stated that the exercise will be witnessed by Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Deborah Barasa, Principal Secretary for Forestry Gitonga Mugambi, and Chief Conservator of Forests, Kenya Forest Service Alex Lemarkoko, alongside officials from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, and other key partners.
KFS said the initiative will be guided by technical expertise to ensure proper site assessment, species selection, and adherence to global restoration standards.
The historic event was also confirmed by the State Department of Forestry in a statement confirming that the initiative, led by global environmental champion Antoine Moses, a Guinness World Record holder who planted 23,060 trees in 24 hours, will attempt to plant 40,000 mangrove propagules in a single day.
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“The initiative, led by global environmental champion Antoine Moses, a Guinness World Record holder who planted 23,060 trees in 24 hours, will attempt to plant 40,000 mangrove propagules in a single day,” the department stated.
Antoine Moses and Previous Tree Planting Records
Antoine Moses is a Canadian tree planter originally from Quebec, with professional experience in La Crete, Alberta, and Vancouver.
He is the founder of Antomos Inc., and he has worked in forestry for about 10 years.
Antoine Moses has planted nearly 2 million trees in professional forestry work and later shifted focus toward environmental advocacy through solo record attempts and corporate tree-planting initiatives.
In 2021, he set a record for the most trees planted by an individual in 24 hours, planting 23,060 trees in La Crete, Alberta, Canada, surpassing the previous mark of 15,170 set in 2001 by Kenny Chaplin.
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The achievement was completed using competitive silviculture techniques, with a planting rate of approximately 16 trees per minute.
Besides Antoine Moses’ previous record, a Kenyan environmental enthusiast, Hillary Kiplagat Kibiwott, broke the record by planting 23,326 trees in 24 hours.
On April 23, Kiplagat surpassed Antoine’s earlier record set in 2021 in Alberta, Canada.
However, the Guinness World Records has yet to ratify his records, as the global agency is still verifying the data and evidence presented by Kiplagat, still making Antoine Moses, the Canadian national, the record holder.
