Quetta: To mitigate the impacts of global warming and climate change, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan and JS Bank recently launched a mangrove plantation drive in Balochistan, according to a news source. To facilitate this measure, the two departments would plant 100,000 mangrove saplings along the coastal beltline of the province to increase the forest cover.
The purpose of this campaign is to regulate water cycles by spreading the green cover across Pakistan. During the launch event, saplings were planted at Miani Hor as the place is considered a hotspot for mangroves, marine dolphins and numerous specious of coastal birds.
WWF Regional Head Sindh and Balochistan Dr Babar Khan said that Pakistan is the 7th largest mangrove region in the world and that these forests are amongst the primary coastal ecosystems features widely spread across the coast of Pakistan He said that Miani Hor’s large area is covered by a dense thicket of mangroves.
JS Bank President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bashir Shamsie said that his organisation had long harboured concerns about environmental protection and conservation. By partnering with environmental protection agencies like the WWF, the bank transitioned towards successful mitigation of decreasing tree cover, strengthen communities who live off natural resources, and improve food security chain, he added. He went on to say that JS Bank has seen to the implementation of WWF Green Office protocol in its headquarters to conserve resources and reduce waste.
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