Mangrove Forest at Indus Delta eco-region declining due to climate change.

Byline: Khuda Bux Brohi

THATTA -- 7th largest Mangrove Forest at Indus Delta eco-region is now suffering from the adverse impacts of climate, freshwater scarcity, overexploitation, fishing activities and sea erosion. Highlighting the current status of ecological succession in Sindh coastal creeks system, a large number of Mangrove trees are falling into water due to erosion of mudflats by the actions of diurnal tidal actions. This was observed during the survey schemes of the marine research project of PMDC Sujawal awarded to the Centre for Coastal and Deltaic Studies University of Sindh Campus Thatta. Dr Mukhtiar Ahmed Mahar, Director of the project said that large numbers of Mangrove trees are falling into the seawater due to heavy salty tidal wave actions. Millions of rupees are spent on the sapling of Mangroves at taluka Shah Bandar, Jati, Keti Bandar, Ghorabari and Mirpur Sakro via Gharo. If the...

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