From a climate standpoint, mangroves act as natural shields, defending against cyclones, storms and tidal waves, while also ...

The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has recovered a wide swathe of mangrove forests from squatters, starting afforestation efforts to save the coastal ecosystem.Over time, encroachers began cutting down ...

Not so in Karachi. However, as is the case with most ... real estate project starts selling flats in what used to be a mangrove forest, you can decide not to live there. Special thanks to Dawn ...

This year’s theme — ‘Forests and Food’ — emphasises forests ... were still under threat of massive deforestation. To stop mangrove destruction along the coastline of Karachi, the report proposed ...

Until 1980, dense mangrove forests of eight species existed along the coastline of Karachi. However, during the past four decades, the federal and provincial institutions have allowed the ...

Pakistan continues to lose nearly 11,000 hectares of forests every year due to wildfires, climate change, housing, and commercial projects.

equivalent emissions. This is achieved through the restoration and conservation of mangrove forests, which are known to capture and store four times more carbon than terrestrial forests.