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J-02 CSR & Wellbeing Oct – Apr

Root & Branch

A licensed mangrove planting day at Jubail, Abu Dhabi. Every sapling is logged, the site is permitted, and the team leaves with a certificate that names them.

A team mid-programme on Root & Branch — Abu Dhabi, Jubail Mangrove Park and the licensed planting site.
Illustrative
Duration
8 hrs door-to-door
Ideal start time
07:00 pickup — planting is tide-dependent and the window is fixed by the partner, not by us
Departure window
06:30–07:30
Group size
20 min — 60 max
Emirate / venue
Abu Dhabi — Jubail Mangrove Park and the licensed planting site
Season
Oct–Apr
Booking lead time
21 days — the conservation permit cannot be rushed

Why this is not the retail version

The retail version does not exist and cannot be assembled. Planting a mangrove in the UAE without an accredited partner and a written site permit is an environmental offence — a company that organises this on its own initiative is not saving money, it is creating a compliance incident.

A public kayak ticket at Jubail is AED 160 and buys ninety minutes of paddling past mangroves somebody else planted. This buys a permitted plot, a logged sapling count against the client's name, a GPS reference they can return to, and a certificate their sustainability report can cite.

The number is the deliverable. Thirty people planting for three hours puts roughly 300 saplings in the ground. That is a sentence in an annual report, and it is worth considerably more to the buyer than the day out.

The day, minute by minute

Timeline

  1. 07:00 Bus departs client office. Breakfast boxes and coffee on board
  2. 08:30 Arrival at Jubail. Branded welcome, boardwalk orientation
  3. 08:45 Ecology briefing by the conservation partner — what a mangrove does, why the site is permitted, why wild planting is an offence
  4. 09:15 Planting session one. Teams of four, one plot each, saplings counted in and logged
  5. 10:45 Boardwalk walk-through — the mature stand, for contrast with what was just planted
  6. 11:15 Planting session two
  7. 12:30 Count-out and plot photography. Each team is photographed at its own plot with its logged number
  8. 13:00 Arabic set-menu lunch, reserved section
  9. 14:15 Certificate presentation and group photograph
  10. 14:45 Bus departs
  11. 15:00 Arrival at drop point

Included

  • Return coach transfer from client office
  • Breakfast boxes and coffee on the outbound journey
  • Licensed conservation partner — permit, site allocation, ecology briefing and supervision throughout
  • Saplings, planting tools and site safety equipment
  • Jubail Mangrove Park access and boardwalk orientation
  • Arabic set-menu lunch at a reserved restaurant section
  • Licensed guide for the full day
  • Branded welcome setup and plot signage
  • Photographer, full day — 60+ retouched stills within 5 working days
  • Edited 90-second highlight reel within 5 working days
  • Impact pack — sapling count logged by team, GPS plot reference, signed certificate, photo set licensed to the client
  • Event coordinator on site

Not included

Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.

  • Guided kayak session through the mangrove channels (see add-ons)
  • Long-term survival monitoring or annual return visits (see add-ons)
  • Branded t-shirts
  • 5% VAT

Weather & backup plan

Trigger
Rain, wind above 25 knots, forecast high above 34°C, or — the more common cause — a tide window the partner moves or cancels.
Fallback
Tide movement inside 48 hours is handled by shifting the start time, not the date; the client is told the day is tide-governed at the point of booking, so this is never a surprise. Genuine cancellation reschedules free within 120 days. There is no same-day substitute — the permit is site- and date-specific.
You are told by
Immediately on partner notification, by phone, with the revised time confirmed in writing to the whole group.

Customisation options

Guided kayak through the mangrove channels, 90 min AED 175/person
Twelve-month survival monitoring with photo report AED 3,500/event
Annual return visit to the same plot AED 260/person
Branded t-shirts AED 45–90/person
Drone coverage of the planted plots AED 500
Upgrade lunch to a premium hotel set menu AED 55/person
Marine biologist Q&A session over lunch AED 1,400

Questions about Root & Branch

How much does Root & Branch cost per person?
AED 420 per person for 20–29 people; AED 350 per person for 30–59 people; AED 310 per person for 60+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT.
How long does Root & Branch take, and when does it start?
8 hrs door-to-door. 07:00 pickup — planting is tide-dependent and the window is fixed by the partner, not by us Departure window: 06:30–07:30. The published timeline is door-to-door and already includes the transfer.
What is not included in Root & Branch?
Guided kayak session through the mangrove channels (see add-ons); Long-term survival monitoring or annual return visits (see add-ons); Branded t-shirts; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.
What happens to Root & Branch if the weather turns?
Rain, wind above 25 knots, forecast high above 34°C, or — the more common cause — a tide window the partner moves or cancels. The documented fallback is: Tide movement inside 48 hours is handled by shifting the start time, not the date; the client is told the day is tide-governed at the point of booking, so this is never a surprise. Genuine cancellation reschedules free within 120 days. There is no same-day substitute — the permit is site- and date-specific.. Immediately on partner notification, by phone, with the revised time confirmed in writing to the whole group.
How far in advance do we need to book Root & Branch?
21 days — the conservation permit cannot be rushed. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

Who you are actually booking with

Written terms
Inclusions and exclusions on every package
Settled before signature, not at invoice
Contingency
Named fallback on every outdoor programme
Weather trigger and notification deadline on record

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