Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. DawnNewsTV/File
KARACHI: The three-day International Maritime Conference (IMC-21) organised on the theme of ‘Development of Blue Economy under a Secure and Sustainable Environment: A Shared Future for Western Indian Ocean Region’ by the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) under the auspices of Pakistan Navy culminated here on Monday.
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi was the chief guest at the closing ceremony, says a Pakistan Navy press release.
The conference included an array of prominent speakers who delivered addresses during the event presenting their thoughts on the theme.
‘Keep winter fests eco-friendly’
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ISLAMABAD:
Experts on Sunday urged for an inclusive and integrated winter sports strategy to attract tourism towards northern areas of the country.
Environment and climate change should remain the main concern while devising any sports events for the winter season, experts said at a webinar.
It is the hibernation and mating time for wildlife while massive human activities would disturb their lifecycle, they said at the webinar organised by the Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) and DTN to brainstorm on “Winter Sports – Scope, Opportunities and Challenges”.
The experts also showed their concerns on what they called was ‘the unwise decisions’ of the Gilgit-Baltistan government to open Deosai National Park for a sports festival in March this year.
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Study finds ‘tremendous growth’ in mangroves
Forest cover has increased by 986.36 square kms over the past 30 years, as per the study
Fishermen gather mangrove branches from Bhandar Island near Karachi. PHOTO: AFP
The mangrove cover on Sindh s coastal belt, more precisely in the Indus delta, has increased by 986.36 square kilometres (km) during the past 30 years, growing by an average of 3.74 per cent annually, a study has revealed.
Jointly conducted by the Institute of Space Technology, World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) and Society for Environment and Mangrove Protection Welfare Association, the study reviews the growth of mangroves from 1990 to 2020 in five geographical pockets, classified as the Indus delta, Sandspit, Sonmiani Khor, Kalmat Khor and Jiwani.