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KARACHI: Despite facing multiple threats, the mangrove forest cover in the Indus delta has increased from 86,000 hectares in 2005 to over 130,000 hectares in 2021 as a result of joint efforts of government departments, non-profit organisations and corporations, stated the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) in a statement released on World Mangroves Day on Monday.
According to the organisation, mangrove forests are one of the most productive ecosystems and around 500,000 people directly rely on the mangroves services in the Indus delta.
Decades ago, Pakistan was home to eight species of mangroves which have been reduced to four due to multiple threats including inadequate freshwater flow downstream Kotri Barrage, pollution and climate change.