The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has recovered a wide swathe of mangrove forests from squatters, starting afforestation efforts ...

On a chilly night in February, Umar Dablo, a resident of Pakistan’s southern coastal city Karachi, spent three nights in his ...

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 ...

World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan urges govt, civil society and local communities to take collective action to protect ...

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 ...

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

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.

IPOH: To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tsunami tragedy at the Changkat Keruing forest in Manjung, a non-governmental organisation planted about 700 mangrove trees. Environmental ...